Smoke-filled cabin rattles nerves on ‘scariest flight ever’

An in-air emergency made for a frightening flight for the 89 passengers aboard a Delta flight traveling from Fort Lauderdale to New York.

According to news reports, a problem with one of the MD-80's twin engines cause smoke to fill the cabin.

Alarms went off and the flight crew ordered passengers to place their head in their laps, where the air would be fresher.

A passenger tweeted an image of the smoke-filled cabin, commenting that it was the “scariest flight ever.”

The plane landed safely in Charleston, South Carolina.

Delta treated the shaken and stranded passengers to pizza while waiting for a replacement plane.

Passengers arrived at their destination approximately four hours late.

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