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Atlanta Delta flight to DC diverted to NC due to 'odor'

A Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta to Washington D.C. was forced to divert to a North Carolina airport due to a smell in the cabin.

ATLANTA - A Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta to Washington D.C. was forced to divert to a North Carolina airport due to a smell in the cabin.

Delta Flight 850 from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Reagan National Airport was diverted to Raleigh-Durham International Airport. According to FlightAware.com, the Airbus 320 landed safely just after 5 p.

m. Wednesday. A spokesperson for Delta says the plane made the stop "out of an abundance of caution due to a reported odor in the flight deck.

" It was met at the gate by firefighters, who evaluated the situation. Passengers were put on another plane. It was scheduled to take off again around 7:15 p.

m. from North Carolina. The aircraft had 150 passengers and six crew members aboard, the airline said.

No one was injured. The flight typically takes off around 3:45 p.m.

and is in the air for about an hour and 15 minutes..