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Delta Passengers Reveal Horror Inside Plane After 'Loud Boom' Forced Emergency Landing
Passengers have described the horror that they underwent when their Delta flight was forced into an emergency landing on the tiny Azores Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. Last Sunday, Delta Flight 127 took off from Madrid en route to New York City's JFK airport, shortly after takeoff, passengers described hearing a loud bang coming from underneath the Airbus A330. Phoenix realtor Ken Elder, 54, told The Advocate that he was lying horizontally in the Delta One section of the plane, a first-class offering, when he heard the boom. 'There was a thud under the plane. I could feel it through my back. As someone who flies a lot, I knew it wasn't turbulence… I was kind of stressed out because I was like, 'I am not going down in the ocean, laying like I'm in a coffin.' I need to get seated back up,' he said. In a separate interview, another passenger, Marc Viscardi, told of the horrifying scene which saw passengers crying and wailing as the pilot announced one of the plane's engines was lost. 'People were crying. There were people praying. Nobody really knew what was happening. The pilot got onto the intercom to tell us the flight had been diverted and we lost the left engine,' he told ABC New York. Elder elaborated on the 'bizarre' scene that unfolded. 'It was surreal. I usually fall asleep while we're taxiing. But when the pilot said we'd lost an engine, I thought, 'This is happening. I'm on the plane that's the emergency,'' he said. 'And there was this split between the logical part of my brain, which trusted the pilot, and the emotional side that kept thinking, 'If we lose the second engine, we're screwed.'' Elder went on to say that he was texting family members as the nightmare unfolded, fearing the worst. He also spoke about seeing his fellow passengers crying and praying. The flight crew landed the flight safely on Lajes Airfield on Terceira Island in the Azores. View the 1 images of this gallery on the original article Passengers were faced with a 30-hour layover. Delta offered them meals and accommodation, but Viscardi said that the carrier's efforts fell short. He said that some passengers booked their own hotels because the airline was taking such a long time to do so. In a brief statement, Delta told various media outlets: 'The flight landed safely, and we sincerely apologize to our customers for their experience and delay in their travels.' It's not clear what caused the aircraft's engine to fail. In his interview with The Advocate, Elder was effusive in his praise for the crew on board the flight, including the captain, who reassured passengers that the flight could continue safely with one engine. However, on the ground, Elder reiterated Viscardi's concerns, complaining that he had booked his own hotel only to arrive there and discover that Delta had booked some accommodations for passengers, just not every passenger. Despite this, Elder said he will not give up on traveling with Delta as the airline regularly takes good care of passengers. Delta Passengers Reveal Horror Inside Plane After 'Loud Boom' Forced Emergency Landing first appeared on Men's Journal on Jul 12, 2025
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4 days ago
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NYC-Bound Flyers Stuck For Over 31 Hours After Plane Makes Emergency Landing On Remote Island
Last Updated: A Delta Air Lines flight from Madrid to New York made an emergency landing in the Azores due to engine trouble, delaying passengers by over 31 hours. A Delta Air Lines flight from Madrid to New York was forced to make an emergency landing on an island in the Atlantic Ocean due to engine trouble, causing a delay of more than 31 hours, officials confirmed on Thursday. Delta Flight 127, an Airbus A330, with 282 passengers and 13 crew members on board, took off from Madrid on Sunday en route New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, according to NBC News. However, the aircraft was diverted to Lajes Airport (TER) on the Portuguese island in Azores after experiencing mechanical issues with one of its engines. Following the unscheduled landing, passengers and crew deplaned using stairs and spent the night in local hotels, where they were provided meals, according to the airline. A replacement aircraft arrived on Monday to complete the journey. The rescheduled flight departed Lajes Airport at 9:07 p.m. GMT and landed at JFK at 10:36 p.m. ET, according to data from flight tracking service FlightAware. The second leg of the journey lasted 5 hours and 29 minutes, finally bringing passengers to their final destination more than 31 and a half hours later than the originally scheduled arrival time of just before 3 p.m. on Sunday. 'The flight landed safely, and we sincerely apologise to our customers for their experience and delay in their travels," Delta said in a statement. About the Author Manisha Roy First Published: News world NYC-Bound Flyers Stuck For Over 31 Hours After Plane Makes Emergency Landing On Remote Island
