‘Definitely felt a big bang’: Delta plane hit by firework while landing in Chicago

"We just had a firework hit our plane," a pilot told air traffic control, a recording of the incident shows.

A Delta Air Lines plane carrying 52 passengers and six crew members was hit by fireworks as it prepared to land at a Chicago airport on Saturday night.

Delta flight 1076 took off from Atlanta at 19:51 EDT (00:51 BST) and landed in Chicago at 20:33 CDT (02:33 BST).