Smoke forces Delta jet to divert to Portuguese airport
Delta A330 with 296 passengers from Barcelona to Boston diverted to Porto after smoke detected; four passengers hospitalised with smoke inhalation.
A Delta Air Lines jet carrying 296 passengers was diverted to Porto airport in northern Portugal on Sunday after smoke filled the cabin. The Airbus A330 was en route from Barcelona to Boston when the alarm was raised.
Four passengers were hospitalised with smoke inhalation; all were only lightly affected. Eight other passengers were treated at the airport.
The cause remains unknown. Delta has faced four emergency landings in one week: two from cabin fumes, two from pressurisation problems.
- 296
- Passengers on board
- 4
- Hospitalised with smoke inhalation
- 4
- Emergency landings in one week
- Porto, Portugal
- Diversion airport
Why it mattersA pattern of cabin emergencies on one airline raises safety questions and may concern frequent fliers.
AustraliaAustralian passengers on Delta routes should note the airline's recent safety incidents, though no Australian flights are directly involved in this incident.
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