Passengers on board a Delta flight on Monday were forced to evacuate via emergency slides after smoke or haze consumed the plane's inside, according to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and airline officials.

A Delta flight returned to Atlanta on Monday after the crew observed a “haze” in the aircraft shortly after takeoff, the airline said in a statement.

A Delta Air Lines flight returned to the Atlanta airport soon after taking off Monday when crew members reported a smoky haze inside the cockpit, according to federal officials. Delta Flight 876 to Columbia,