Delta Flight Diverts to Porto After Smoke Reported

A Delta Air Lines flight from Barcelona to Boston diverted to Porto, Portugal, on Sunday, September 27, after smoke was reported in the cabin, Portuguese civil-protection officials said. The aircraft landed safely, and officials later reported that 14 people received medical attention, with four passengers taken to hospital for minor smoke-inhalation effects. Delta said the plane landed safely after a reported mechanical issue. Portuguese emergency officials attributed the diversion to smoke in the cabin. The cause of the smoke had not been determined in the reporting available Monday, September 28. The flight, identified as DL251, was carrying 296 people, according to reports. It was operated by an Airbus A330 and had been traveling from Barcelona to Boston when it diverted to Porto’s Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport. The aircraft’s safe landing was reported by the airline; no further details about a technical inspection or the source of the smoke were available. The medical figures were reported at different stages. An earlier account cited eight people treated at the airport and three taken to hospital.