“At Delta, the safety of our customers and crew comes before everything else,” the airline said in a statement
NEED TO KNOW
- Two U.S. Delta flights had fumes detected in their cabins mid-air this week
- One flight on Sept. 7 had to be diverted, while the another on Sept. 8 declared a mid-air emergency to receive priority landing
- The airline operates approximately 5,000 daily flights a day, and noted that smoke, fumes and odor events are rare and each are treated seriously
Fumes were detected in the cabin on two Delta flights this week, prompting a quick response from staff.
The most recent incident occurred on a Delta flight from New York City to Chicago’s O’Hare Airport at around 4:15 p.m. local time on Tuesday, Sept. 8, according to NBC Chicago.
The flight crew declared a mid-air emergency to receive operational priority from air traffic control and land the plane as quickly as possible after fumes were detected in the cabin…