Air traffic control audio captured during the incident indicates the crew declared an emergency as the situation unfolded.

A Delta flight from Savannah to Atlanta experienced engine trouble after leaving the airport and had to turn around shortly after takeoff.

During take off, it felt like within a couple seconds of when the wheels left the runway that we heard this loud boom, and we saw sparks flying."

Passengers jumped to action when an unruly passenger attacked fellow travelers and banged on the cockpit doors while the plane was still ascending.

A Delta Air Lines flight from Houston to Atlanta made an emergency landing early Wednesday after a passenger tried to access the cockpit, the pilot told air traffic controllers.

Delta Air Lines expects to begin resuming flight operations at New York City's John F. | Delta Air Lines expects to begin resuming flight operations at New York City and Boston airports starting midday Tuesday,

A connectivity issue is forcing Delta agents to check in and board travelers manually. The disruption coincides with a major winter storm snarling travel along the East Coast.

A passenger’s attempt to enter the cockpit on a Delta Air Lines flight departing Houston’s Hobby Airport early Wednesday is the latest example of a problem aviation officials say never fully returned to normal after the pandemic: unruly behavior in the skies.