A Delta Air Lines flight to New Orleans Sunday morning was forced to return to Boston after a “smoky odor” was detected in the aircraft’s cabin, the airline said.

A Delta Air Lines flight bound for New Orleans returned to Boston Logan International Airport on Sunday after a “smoky odor” was detected in the cabin, officials said. Flight DL1398, carrying 87 passengers, three flight attendants, and two pilots, declared an emergency shortly after takeoff to get priority handling from air traffic control.

The incident is among a series of flight safety incidents across North America in recent weeks, including a deadly plane collision in Washington D.C. in January.

A Delta Air Lines flight heading for New Orleans returned to Logan International Airport shortly after departing due to a “smoky odor."

The plane, carrying more than 90 passengers, landed safely without incident. No injuries were reported, and officials have yet to determine the source of the odor.

A Delta Air Lines flight from Boston to New Orleans had to return to Logan International Airport shortly after takeoff on Sunday over a "smoky odor" detected onboard.

BOSTON — A Delta flight headed to New Orleans returned to Boston following a ‘smoky odor’ in the cabin. According to officials, the Flight DL1398 carrying 87 passengers and 5 crew members returned to Logan airport after an emergency was declared to get priority handling from air traffic control.

The Airbus A220 landed safely at 9:35 a.m. and was met by emergency responders. The plane was able to taxi to the gate and all 87 customers were evacuated without incident. "Delta

A plane that departed from Boston's Logan Airport on Sunday morning returned to the airport after smoke was detected in the plane's cabin, a Delta Airlines spokesperson confirmed.