LISBON — A Delta flight from Barcelona to Boston made an emergency landing on Sunday afternoon in Porto, Portugal, the airline operator said.
\n\nFlight DL251 was diverted to Porto following a reported mechanical issue and landed there safely, the company said.
\n\nFlight data from tracking service Flightradar24 suggested the plane left Barcelona at 3:15 p.m. (1315 GMT) and landed in Porto at 5:45 p.m. (1645 GMT).
\n\nEight passengers who had been onboard the Airbus A330 plane were treated on the tarmac at Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport in Porto while three others were taken to hospital for treatment, a spokesperson for Portugal’s emergency and civil protection authority told Reuters by phone.
\n\nThe forced landing was due to smoke in the cabin, the Portuguese spokesperson added.
Original source: https://www.nbcnews.com/