A DELTA Airlines flight heading for Scotland was forced to make an emergency landing after a "strange odour" was detected.
The US aircraft departed Atlanta, Georgia, shortly after 11am on Sunday but was forced to ground shortly after take-off.
The plane made an emergency landing at JFK airport in New York at around 12.05am. The flight was subsequently cancelled, leaving the 172 passengers and 10 crew members stranded.
According to reports in Edinburgh Live, the "strange odour" was allegedly linked to the galley drainage system.
It is understood that affected passengers were provided hotel accommodation overnight.
Delta Airlines confirmed the aircraft had been repaired, with the original flight rescheduled for Monday.
However, the incident has had a knock on effect for other services, with the DL209 flight from Edinburgh to JFK now scheduled to depart on Tuesday.
A Delta Airlines spokesperson told Edinburgh Live on Monday: "The aircraft has been repaired and the flight will operate as DL9895 later this evening from JFK to EDI.
"Due to the delayed arrival, the return flight, DL209 from EDI to JFK, originally scheduled for Aug. 25, will now operate on Aug. 26."
