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Four people are rushed to hospital after packed Delta Airlines jet was forced to make emergency landing over smoke in cabin

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Couzens, G., & Lawrence, T. (2026, September 27). Four people are rushed to hospital after packed Delta Airlines jet was forced to make emergency landing over smoke in cabin. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16164807/Four-people-rushed-hospital-packed-Delta-Airlines-jet-forced-make-emergency-landing-smoke-cabin.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-09-27 · by Gerard Couzens, Tom Lawrence

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A Delta Airlines flight from Barcelona to Boston had to make an emergency landing in Porto due to smoke in the cabin. The Airbus A330 carried 296 passengers, with about 12 receiving oxygen during the incident. Four people were taken to the hospital for treatment; two men at São João Hospital were reported to have mild respiratory symptoms and are stable. Firefighters, police, and ambulances responded to assist in the emergency landing.
Written by AI on 2026-09-27, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On September 27, a Delta Airlines flight from Barcelona to Boston made an emergency landing in Porto, Portugal, due to smoke detected in the cabin. The Airbus A330 aircraft was carrying 296 passengers and 13 crew members. Around 12 passengers received oxygen on board before the plane landed safely. Eight people were treated on the tarmac at Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport, while four individuals, including three passengers and one crew member, were admitted to São João Hospital in Porto, where they were reported to have mild respiratory symptoms but remained stable.

Firefighters, police, and ambulances responded to assist with the emergency landing. The cause of the smoke was not immediately known, though it disrupted normal airport operations briefly. Delta has recently faced several emergency landings within a week, including two due to cabin fumes.

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Gerard Couzens
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Topics

Barcelona Boston Delta Airlines Porto Portugal

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Boston GPE · 4× Porto GPE · 4× Barcelona ORG · 3× Delta ORG · 2× Delta Airlines ORG · 2× Portugal GPE · 2× A&E ORG · 1× Civil Protection ORG · 1× Daily Mail ORG · 1×

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- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Four people have been rushed to hospital after a packed passenger jet had to make an emergency landing due to smoke in the cabin. Around 12 passengers on board the Airbus A330 had to be given oxygen while the plane was still mid-air.
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Claims (11 extracted, 1 hedged)

- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Four people have been rushed to hospital after a packed passenger jet had to make an emergency landing due to smoke in the cabin. Around 12 passengers on board the Airbus A330 had to be given oxygen while the plane was still mid-air. asserted
plane → see → oxygen
The Delta Airlines flight took off from Barcelona and was heading to Boston when the decision was made to make an emergency landing in Porto. asserted
decision → take → Porto
An alert was sounded before the plane carrying 296 passengers was forced to make the unscheduled stop in Portugal, according to local Civil Protection sources. uncertain
plane → sound → sources
Medical treatment was given to 14 people while a further four were taken to hospital, local media reported. asserted
media → give → hospital
Sao Joao Hospital in Porto confirmed two men were admitted to A&E for smoke inhalation. asserted
men → confirm → inhalation
A spokesman said both had 'mild' respiratory symptoms and were in a stable condition. asserted
both → say → condition
Firefighters, police and ambulances were mobilised to prepare for the plane's unscheduled landing and the hospital transfers. asserted
Firefighters → mobilise → landing
The Delta Airlines flight took off from Barcelona and was heading to Boston when it was forced to make an emergency landing in Porto Normal airport operations are understood to have been briefly affected. asserted
operations → take → Porto
The alert was sounded around 5.30pm local time this afternoon. asserted
alert → sound → 5.30pm
A Delta spokesperson said: 'Delta flight 251 from Barcelona to Boston diverted to Porto, Portugal following a reported mechanical issue. asserted
flight → say → issue
'The flight landed safely, and we apologize to our customers for the delay in their travels as we work to get them to Boston as safely and quickly as possible.' asserted
we → land → Boston
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