Flyers stuck on remote US island for 31 hours after Delta flight engine glitch
A replacement aircraft transported the passengers off the Portuguese island on Monday. The rescheduled flight departed at 9:07 pm GMT and arrived at JFK at 10:36 pm ET, according to flight tracking service FlightAware.The unscheduled second leg of the trip lasted 5 hours and 29 minutes, concluding more than 31 and a half hours after the flight's originally scheduled arrival time of just before 3 pm Sunday."The flight landed safely, and we sincerely apologise to our customers for their experience and delay in their travels,' Delta said.- Ends
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