A flight from D.C.'s Reagan National Airport to Atlanta was diverted to Dulles International Airport minutes into the flight after the crew detected a smoky odor in the cabin Thursday, Delta Air Lines said.
The plane, carrying 148 passengers and a crew of five, landed at Dulles without incident Thursday afternoon, Delta spokesman Morgan Durrant said. There were no injuries.
Technicians examined the Boeing MD-88 aircraft after it arrived at the gate at Dulles, Durant said.
He estimated the flight had been airborne for several minutes before the decision to divert to Dulles was made.
Durant said the airline was working afterward to get the passengers to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
He had no immediate information what caused the odor.
