Delta Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Atlanta

The company logo graces the side of a Delta Air Lines jetliner at Denver International Airport in Denver, on June 26, 2019. David Zalubowski/AP Photo/

NEW YORK—A Delta Air Lines flight with more than 200 people aboard made an emergency landing in Atlanta on Saturday after crew reported fumes in the cockpit, a spokesperson for the company said.

• One crew member and one passenger sought medical attention, airline spokesperson says via email

• Crew members on Florida-bound Flight 2204 declared an emergency shortly after takeoff, and the plane returned to the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

• Delta said in a statement that passengers evacuated from the plane by slides and were being transferred to a new flight to Orlando.

• The plane carried six crew members and 199 customers, Delta said.

By Caroline Valetkevitch