When people on flight 2286 noticed the smell of smoke, the flight was diverted to the nearest safe diversion point, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, where it landed safely at 7:50 a.m., airline sources said.
There were no injuries to the 111 passengers and eight flight crew members on the Boeing 757-200.
“The safety of our customers and people comes before everything else at Delta. We apologize to our customers for the delay in their travels,” Delta said in a statement.
Technicians examined the plane once it landed in Charlotte to try to determine the cause of the odor.
