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Saipan-bound Delta flight cancelled after emergency landing
A Delta Airline flight bound for Saipan was cancelled last Saturday following a need to emergency land, news reports say.
In an article by Agence France Presse-Jiji published in several news sites including Japan Times, a Delta plane made an emergency landing shortly after taking flight.
“A Delta passenger jet bound for Saipan made an emergency landing at Narita International Airport in Chiba Prefecture on Saturday,” the report said.
The report added that an airport official said that smoke was “detected” in the cabin and the Boeing 757-200 with 97 crew and passengers on board was forced to return to the said airport near Tokyo.
No one was injured due to the incident.
The airport temporarily closed when the plane returned, and all the crew and passengers evacuated safely, the report said.
“Delta is investigating the incident,” the report added.
Saipan Tribune contacted Delta Airlines but was unable to get a response as of press time.
Delta.com lists Narita-Saipan flight DL 0298 that was supposed to arrive at 3:10pm on Saturday as cancelled. Saipan-Narita flight DL 0297 was also cancelled that day.
Commonwealth Ports Authority executive director MaryAnn Lizama confirmed that a Delta flight was cancelled last Saturday adding, however, that she did not know about an emergency landing.
