Flight emergency lands at Cecil Airport in Jacksonville

A flight from Orlando landed at Cecil Airport after the crew declared an emergency with air traffic control Monday.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Delta Airlines flight bound for Orlando made an emergency landing in Jacksonville on Monday. Delta has confirmed “smoky conditions” in the cabin; however, there was “no indication of fire.”
The crew declared an emergency with air traffic control and was diverted to Cecil Airport in Jacksonville according to procedure after the smoke was detected, Delta said. The FAA says the flight experienced a “pressurization issue.”
According to FlightAware, the commercial flight took off from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport at 1:02 p.m. and landed at Cecil Airport at 2:09 p.m.
Delta says the plane was a Boeing 757-200 and there were 200 customers, two pilots, and four flight attendants on board.
The Jacksonville Fire & Rescue Department confirmed there were no injuries and no fire at the scene.
All customers were safely deplaned at Cecil. Delta said staff members from Jacksonville International Airport were coming to help customers and retrieve bags. They will arrange ground transportation to get the passengers to Orlando.
“We apologize to our customers for the experience. Safety comes before everything else at Delta, and our teams will now focus on taking care of our customers and getting them to their destinations,” Delta said in a statement.


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