Boeing issues: Delta flight to Atlanta makes emergency landing after engine problem
A Delta Air Lines Boeing 737 passenger jet aircraft landing at New York JFK John F. Kennedy International Airport in NY, USA. (Photo by Nik Oiko/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
ATLANTA - A Delta Air Lines flight bound for Atlanta had to turn back to Aruba over a mechanical issue this week.
A spokesperson for the Atlanta-based airline says the engine performance issue on Delta Flight 581 happened shortly after takeoff on Tuesday.
The plane, a Boeing 737-900, landed safely and returned to the gate.
More than 160 travelers on the flight were put in hotels and given meal vouchers.
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They were put on another flight on Wednesday, which made it to Atlanta with no problems.