Overview

• Delta Flight 876, a Boeing 717 carrying 94 passengers and five crew members, returned to Atlanta shortly after takeoff due to a reported haze in the cabin.
• The flight, en route to Columbia, South Carolina, landed safely at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport around 9 a.m. Monday morning.
• Passengers evacuated the aircraft using emergency slides, with assistance from Atlanta Fire Rescue; no serious injuries were reported.
• The Federal Aviation Administration has launched an investigation into the incident, which involved possible smoke in the flight deck.
• Delta Airlines apologized for the disruption and arranged alternate transportation for passengers to their final destinations.