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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Cooling towers for Units 4 and 3 are seen at Plant Vogtle, operated by Georgia Power Co., in east Georgia's Burke County near Waynesboro, on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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