Flight from Boston to France returns over smoke in the cockpit, Delta says

Flight from Boston to France returns over smoke in the cockpit, Delta says

A flight to France had to return to Boston Thursday evening because of smoke in the cockpit, its airline said. The plane, Delta Flight 276 to Nice, landed safely after declaring an emergency as a precaution, according to Delta. The A330-300 had 250 passengers on board, with three pilots and 10 flight attendants. Emergency vehicles could be seen around the plane at the gate at Logan International Airport. Massport, which operates the airport, sai…

Delta flight DL276 to France returned to Boston less than 30 minutes after takeoff

A Europe-bound Delta Air Lines flight was forced to make an emergency return to Boston Logan International Airport on Thursday evening after smoke was reported on board shortly after takeoff. BOSTON — Delta flight DL276, an Airbus A330-300 carrying passengers to Nice, France, departed Logan Airport normally at 8:00 PM on June 25, lifting off from runway 4R. However, the routine transatlantic flight quickly turned into an emergency. According to …