Approximately 200 passengers evacuated the plane through emergency slides and some were seen running through the snow, away from the aircraft.

A Delta jet with more than 200 people on board was evacuated on the tarmac at the Atlanta airport Friday morning after an engine issue prompted an aborted takeoff, leaving four people injured, airline and airport officials said.

An engine problem resulted in a flight's takeoff being aborted and the passengers evacuated from the aircraft.

ATLANTA – Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines canceled more than 370 flights Saturday, and long lines of travelers waiting to go through security stretched through Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport’s domestic terminal and baggage claim areas.

Four passengers have been injured after a Delta Air Lines jet at the Atlanta airport aborted its takeoff for a flight to Minneapolis.

Airlines canceled more than 2,000 U.S. flights while more than 2,000 more were delayed. A massive winter storm snarled travel across the Southern U.S. A Delta flight aborted takeoff and evacuated passengers via slides at Atlanta's airport,

"Delta's flight crew followed established procedures to suspend the takeoff of flight 2668 from Atlanta (ATL) to Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) after an indication of an engine issue," Delta Air Lines said in a statement.

School was canceled for millions of children across a wide tract of southern states from Texas to Georgia and as far east as South Carolina.

A Delta plane bound for Minneapolis from Atlanta had to be evacuated on the tarmac due to an engine problem. Airport officials confirmed 4 passengers were treated for minor injuries. Passengers deplaned using emergency slides and were taken to a nearby concourse.