The diverted US Airways plane lands at GSP. (Mar. 1, 2013/FOX Carolina)GREER, SC (FOX Carolina) -
Airport officials said a small plane landed at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport Friday afternoon after a report of a smoke smell and haze was seen.
GSP spokeswoman Rosylin Weston said a US Airways CRJ-200 jet was 18 miles away when they called in at 1:32 p.m. to report the smell of smoke in the plane. She said passengers reported seeing a haze coming from a lavatory on board.
Weston said 36 people were onboard the plane that landed a short time later. She said everyone was safe and airport firefighters did not find a hotspot or smoke on board.
She said the plane was headed from Montgomery, AL, to Charlotte before diverting to GSP.
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