Delta Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Cabin Crew Smelled Strange Odor on Airplane

The flight headed from Orlando to Los Angeles was diverted and made an emergency landing in Tampa on Dec. 27

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  • A Delta Air Lines flight made an emergency landing after the cabin crew detected an unusual odor
  • The flight, headed from Orlando to Los Angeles, was diverted and made an emergency landing in Tampa at around 11:30 a.m. local time on Saturday, Dec. 27
  • A Delta spokesperson told PEOPLE that 194 passengers and six crew members were onboard the Airbus A321, and the diversion was made “out of an abundance of caution”

A Delta Air Lines flight heading to Los Angeles made an emergency landing after the cabin crew detected an unusual odor in the plane.

In a statement to PEOPLE, a Delta spokesperson said Flight DL504 was headed from Orlando to Los Angeles before being diverted and making an emergency landing at Tampa International Airport at around 11:30 a.m. local time on Saturday, Dec. 27.

The Airbus A321 made the emergency landing “out of an abundance of caution after the flight crew detected an odor onboard,” the spokesperson said…

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