Atlanta to LA-Area flight has emergency landing in Arkansas

An Atlanta-to-Los Angeles-area flight has made an emergency landing in Arkansas after a smoky odour was reported in the rear of the airplane. Delta Flight 1941 landed at Little Rock on Thursday and taxied to a gate. Airline spokesman Michael Thomas said that passengers were placed on another airplane to continue their trip to Orange County, California. The cause of the odor wasn't immediately known. The company cited a "possible maintenance issue." The plane also had a crew of six. Data from the flight-tracking site www.flightaware.com showed that the Boeing 757-200 was 50 km north of Little Rock and flying at 10,970m when it changed its course.<br/>
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https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/06/14/us/ap-us-delta-emergency-landing.html
6/14/18