A Northwest Airlines flight to London made an emergency landing after smoke was reported in the cabin, and passengers waited aboard for nearly 10 hours before the trip was canceled early Sunday.
Flight 44 from Minneapolis landed without incident just before 9:50 p.m. Saturday at Duluth International Airport, as airport fire trucks stood by. Passengers remained aboard until about 7:30 a.m. Sunday.
According to airport officials, no injuries were reported among the 255 passengers and 10 crew members.
Northwest's manager in Duluth, Doug Wood, said it appears the smoke was electrical in nature. Mechanics fixed the problem, but because the flight crew was running out of it's allowed time, the flight was canceled.
The passengers returned to Minneapolis and were put up in hotels. The airline was rebooking them on another flight to London Sunday evening.
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