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Yahoo
11-07-2025
- Yahoo
New York-bound Delta flight diverted to island in Atlantic after engine issue
Nearly 300 passengers on a Delta flight from Madrid to New York were stranded for about 30 hours this week after their plane made an emergency landing on the remote island of Terceira in the Azores. Flight 127 was diverted to a U.S. Air Force base in Lajes, part of the Azores, a Portuguese island chain in the Atlantic, Sunday after passengers heard a loud boom. "People were crying. There were people praying. Nobody really knew what was happening," passenger Marc Viscardi told WABC. The Airbus A330 landed safely, but passengers were forced to deplane and wait on the island for a replacement for nearly 30 hours. A Delta spokesperson told multiple news outlets that a suspected engine issue forced the flight to divert to remote islands off Portugal. The replacement flight ultimately arrived at New York's John F Kennedy Airport the next day. The flight carried 282 passengers and 13 crew. Delta offered meals and lodging, though some passengers made their own arrangements. "In the absence of any information coming from Delta or anyone at the airline, we kind of took matters into our own hands," Viscardi told the outlet. The Independent has contacted Delta for comment. "The flight landed safely, and we sincerely apologize to our customers for their experience and delay in their travels,' a Delta spokesperson said in a statement to multiple news outlets.
Yahoo
10-07-2025
- Yahoo
Flight to JFK diverts to remote Atlantic island, nearly 300 stranded overnight
A Delta flight traveling from Madrid to New York City was forced to make an emergency landing on a remote island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean this week, stranding nearly 300 passengers and crew overnight. Delta Flight 127 departed Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport around 12:30 p.m. local time on Sunday, and was scheduled to land at John F. Kennedy International Airport approximately eight hours later. However, following an 'indication of a mechanical issue with an engine,' the flight crew diverted the Airbus 330 to Lajes Airport (TER) on Terceira Island in the Azores, 'as safety comes before all else at Delta,' a company spokesperson told the Daily News on Thursday. The Azores, an autonomous region of Portugal, is an archipelago composed of nine volcanic islands in the Macaronesia region of the North Atlantic Ocean. It's located roughly 900 miles west of Lisbon and about 1,200 miles southeast of Newfoundland, Canada. 'The flight landed safely, and we sincerely apologize to our customers for their experience and delay in their travels,' the Delta spokesperson said. According to data from FlightAware, the plane landed at TER after about five hours in the air. All 282 passengers and 13 crew members were then accommodated in local hotels overnight and boarded a new plane sent by Delta the following day. The flight arrived safely at JKF just before 10:30 p.m. on July 7 — more than 30 hours later than the originally scheduled time. According to the aviation news site Travel and Tour World, some passengers aboard Flight 127 heard a 'loud bang followed by a noticeable jolt' about halfway over the Atlantic Ocean. The unsettling noise was followed by a tense hour in the cabin, with many passengers crying, praying or showing signs of distress. Delta said it would directly apologize to its customers for the experience and offer unspecified compensation. The affected aircraft remained parked at Lajes Airport as of Wednesday, Business Insider reported.
Yahoo
10-07-2025
- Yahoo
New York-bound airplane passengers spend day in Azores following emergency landing
Passengers on board a Delta Air Lines plane bound for New York from Spain had to spend a day in the Azores, following indications of problems with an engine, USA TODAY reported. Delta Air Lines Flight 127 left Madrid for John F. Kennedy International Airport on Sunday, July 6, The normally almost 8 and a half hour flight landed at Lajes Airport on the island of Terceira in the Azores a little more than five hours after departing Spain, according to Flight Aware. "As safety comes before all else at Delta, the flight crew followed procedures to divert to Lajes, Azores (TER) after indication of a mechanical issue with an engine," a Delta spokesperson said in a prepared statement. "The flight landed safely, and we sincerely apologize to our customers for their experience and delay in their travels." Lajes is a combined civilian and military airfield, according to the Atlantic Aeronautical Information Services website, under the authority of the Portugese Air Force, although a U.S. Air Force detachment is based there. Terceira is an active volcanic island, according to the Copernicus Emergency Management Service, and is one of the largest volcanic islands in the Azores. "Increasing seismic activity in the island since 2022 led the Institute of Volcanology of the University of the Azores to increase the volcanic alert level of Santa Barbara volcano on Terceira Island," the service notes. While the last Santa Barbara land eruption was in 1761, there were underwater eruptions between December 1998 and March 2000 along a ridge west of the island, according to the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution as well as a magnitude 4.5 earthquake on the island in March 2025. The Atlantic Aeronautical Information Services notes Azores Airlines flies from there to JFK International Airport and is a "convenient stopover point," having one of the longest and largest runways in the Northern Hemisphere as well as "full rescue services." There were 282 passengers and 13 crew members aboard the Delta Air Lines' Airbus A330. Passengers spent about 29 hours at Terceira before continuing to New York on Monday. The cause of the engine problem was not immediately known. This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Delta plane bound for JFK lands in Azores after engine problem
NBC News
10-07-2025
- NBC News
Delta passengers stranded overnight on island in the middle of Atlantic Ocean
A Delta jet, carrying nearly 300 travelers and crew, incurred engine problems over the Atlantic before landing on an island in the middle of the ocean where passengers had to spend the night, officials said Thursday. Flight 127 left Madrid on Sunday, bound for New York's John K. Kennedy International Airport, when it had "to divert to Lajes, Azores (TER) after indication of a mechanical issue with an engine," according to an airline statement. The Airbus A330 had 282 customers and 13 crew members on board, Delta said. The passengers and crew "deplaned via stairs at TER" and "were accommodated overnight in area hotels and provided meals," the airline added. They were taken off the Portuguese controlled island on a new aircraft on Monday. "The flight landed safely, and we sincerely apologize to our customers for their experience and delay in their travels,' according to Delta.
USA Today
10-07-2025
- USA Today
Delta flight's emergency landing leaves passengers stuck on volcanic island for 29 hours
Passengers on a Delta Air Lines flight from Spain bound for New York spent more than a day on a remote island after the plane experienced an engine problem and made an emergency landing, an airline official said Wednesday. Delta Flight 127 bound for John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York experienced a mechanical problem midflight on Sunday after departing from Madrid, Delta spokesperson Andrew Post confirmed to USA TODAY. There were 282 customers and 13 crew members aboard the Airbus A330 when it departed the Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas, Post said. The plane, which departed Spain at 12:34 p.m. local time, made an emergency landing on the Portuguese volcanic island of Terceira in the Azores. The island is about a third of the way across the North Atlantic Ocean. "As safety comes before all else at Delta, the flight crew followed procedures to divert to Lajes, Azores (TER) after indication of a mechanical issue with an engine," the airline released in a statement to USA TODAY. "The flight landed safely, and we sincerely apologize to our customers for their experience and delay in their travels." New York bound flight makes emergency landing in Azores The flight from Madrid to New York City usually takes 8 hours, 20 minutes. According to the online site Flight Aware, which tracks flight paths, the plane landed at Lajes Air Base International Airport more than five hours after departing Madrid. Passengers spent about 29 hours there before departing for to their original destination, according to information from the site and Delta. It was not immediately known what caused the engine issue. Passengers and crew spent the night in a motel and were able to fly to their original destination on Monday, the airline confirmed. FlightAware shows other flight options to leave the island were also available for those customers in the following days. Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at nalund@ and follow her on X @nataliealund.
