Delta Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Atlanta Boeing 737 Headed to Portland Turned Around Because of Blown Tire;
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A Delta flight has returned to Atlanta and made an emergency landing without incident because of a blown tire.Delta flight 1747 was bound for Portland, Ore. The Boeing 737-800 took off around noon and turned around because of the tire problem.It was in a holding pattern to burn off fuel for more than an hour before landing around 3 p.m. It was not immediately known how many people were on board the flight.
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Delta Air Lines flight 1457 departing from  made an emergency landing after it blew out a tire during take-off. The flight was destined to , Oregon. There are no injuries reported at this time.

The   departed from  Thursday afternoon. The flight was carrying approximately 160 passengers and six crew members.  spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said that the flight turned around when the flight crew noticed the blown out tire. The flight was forced to go into a holding pattern to burn off fuel for more than an hour before it landed. The 737 landed safely at around 1500 local time (2000 UTC).

Delta did not immediately return calls inquiring about the flight. After some time Delta Spokesperson Anthony Black told the ''Associated Press'' that the 160 passengers on board would be put on a future flight to Portland.