Delta flight from New Orleans makes emergency landing in Birmingham

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A Delta Airlines flight from New Orleans to Atlanta was diverted to Birmingham on Tuesday because of a report of smoke in the cockpit.

Delta Flight 2234 was just east of Montgomery when pilots aborted the flight plan and made an emergency landing at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport. The plane landed safely at about 3 p.m. Television station ABC33/40 reported that emergency crews inspected the plane and didn’t find any smoke or other signs of fire on the aircraft.

No injuries were reported in the incident.

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