A Delta Airlines flight makes an emergency landing after catching on fire.
On Friday, flight DAL209 was flying from Scotland to John F. Kennedy Airport in New York. According to passengers, a loud bang was heard shortly after the flight took off from Edinburg airport.
A video from inside the plane shows huge sparks erupting from the aircraft’s wing.
“The plane took off and there was a loud engine noise, similar to the noise normally during take-off and landing. But it seemed to continue once we were in the air,” BBC News journalist Laura Pettigrew, who was on board the flight, said.
The captain quickly notified the flight crew, who later alerted passengers of the emergency landing. The flight landed at Glasgow Prestwick airport located just 80 miles from the initial takeoff point.
“When the plane touched down we could see fire trucks and firefighters with hoses rushing towards us,” Pettigrew said.
Nevertheless, there were no injuries reported. The flight crew says the plane had issue with its engine. The plane was only in the air for about 40 minutes before the landing.
