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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.
Time of India
10-07-2025
- Time of India
'Safety first': New York-bound Delta flight lands at remote island, flyers stranded for 29 hours
A New York-bound Delta flight made an emergency landing at a remote island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. (Representative image) A Delta flight had to make an emergency landing at a remote volcanic island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean after Flight 127 carrying 282 passengers and 13 crew members developed a mid-air engine problem. The plane was flying from Madrid to New YorK on Sunday and had to make the emergency landing after four hours of flying. The flight landed at Lajes Airport in the Portuguese island of Terceira which is part of the Azores, a remote archipelago 1000 miles away from the mainland, Business Insider reported. "As safety comes before all else at Delta, the flight crew followed procedures to divert to Lajes, Azores, after indication of a mechanical issue with an engine," said an airline spokesperson to BI. But the emergency landing was not the end of the ordeal for the passengers, it was just the beginning as they had to stay at the remote island for 29 hours before Delta could send another plane from New York. Flight-tracking data revealed that five hours after the Delta plane made the emergency landing, another Delta plane started from JFK Airport. Finally, the passengers could reach New York, 31 hours after they were expected to land. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giá vàng đang tăng mạnh trong năm 2025 — Các nhà giao dịch thông minh đã tham gia IC Markets Tìm hiểu thêm Undo Delta arranged for the passengers' accommodation and food in nearby hotels. The airline has not yet specified the engine problem and the aircraft in question was still parked at the island airport on Wednesday. Delta said it would be contacting the passengers and offer them compensation. In 2023, a Delta plane from Ghana landed at Lajes Airport due to a mechanical issue with a backup oxygen system. major row erupted at that time as a passenger claimed that crew member told them when they were stranded that they should be grateful that the plane did not crash in the sea.
Yahoo
09-07-2025
- Yahoo
Delta passengers were stranded on a tiny island in the middle of the Atlantic for 29 hours after midair engine trouble
A Delta flight diverted to a mid-Atlantic island after an indication of an engine problem. Passengers were stuck on Terceira, part of the Portuguese island chain, the Azores for more than a day. The airline sent another A330 from New York to pick up the passengers. Delta Air Lines had to send a plane to rescue passengers after their flight diverted to a small island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Flight 127 departed Madrid around 1 p.m. local time on Sunday and was supposed to land in New York seven hours later. However, data from Flightradar24 shows how four hours into the journey, the Airbus A330 turned around over the ocean. Roughly an hour later, it landed at Lajes Airport on the Portuguese island of Terceira. It's part of the Azores, a remote archipelago that's nearly 1,000 miles away from the country's mainland. The airport shares its runway with a military base, and only serves about a dozen destinations commercially. "As safety comes before all else at Delta, the flight crew followed procedures to divert to Lajes, Azores, after indication of a mechanical issue with an engine," said an airline spokesperson. The 21-year-old A330, registered as N805NW, is still parked at the airport as of Wednesday. To get the passengers back on their way, Delta had to send another plane from New York. About five hours after Flight 127 landed in the Azores, flight-tracking data shows another A330 left JFK Airport. It arrived at Lajes shortly after 2 a.m. local time, before leaving around 9 p.m. on Monday. Flight 9927 then landed in New York at 10:22 p.m. ET — roughly 31 hours after passengers expected to touch down on US soil. "We sincerely apologize to our customers for their experience and delay in their travels," the Delta spokesperson said. While it isn't clear how many people were on board, a Delta A330-300 can carry up to 282 passengers. This isn't the first time a Delta plane has been forced to divert to Lajes Airport. In 2023, a flight from Ghana landed there due to a "mechanical issue with a backup oxygen system." In that incident, passengers spent 12 hours on the island and some complained about a lack of communication from Delta before another plane arrived to take them on to New York. Airlines typically try to divert flights back to their origins or hub airports when possible, because this makes it easier to reroute passengers and repair any problems with the aircraft. However, in cases like these, concerns about safety can require landing at the closest available airport. In a similar case last year, Air France had to cancel a flight so the plane could be used to rescue passengers who were diverted to a remote town in the northern Canadian territory of Nunavut. Read the original article on Business Insider
Business Insider
09-07-2025
- Business Insider
Delta passengers were stranded on a tiny island in the middle of the Atlantic for 29 hours after midair engine trouble
Delta Air Lines had to send a plane to rescue passengers after their flight diverted to a small island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Flight 127 departed Madrid around 1 p.m. local time on Sunday and was supposed to land in New York seven hours later. However, data from Flightradar24 shows how four hours into the journey, the Airbus A330 turned around over the ocean. Roughly an hour later, it landed at Lajes Airport on the Portuguese island of Terceira. It's part of the Azores, a remote archipelago that's nearly 1,000 miles away from the country's mainland. The airport shares its runway with a military base, and only serves about a dozen destinations commercially. "As safety comes before all else at Delta, the flight crew followed procedures to divert to Lajes, Azores, after indication of a mechanical issue with an engine," said an airline spokesperson. The 21-year-old A330, registered as N805NW, is still parked at the airport as of Wednesday. To get the passengers back on their way, Delta had to send another plane from New York. About five hours after Flight 127 landed in the Azores, flight-tracking data shows another A330 left JFK Airport. It arrived at Lajes shortly after 2 a.m. local time, before leaving around 9 p.m. on Monday. Flight 9927 then landed in New York at 10:22 p.m. ET — roughly 31 hours after passengers expected to touch down on US soil. "We sincerely apologize to our customers for their experience and delay in their travels," the Delta spokesperson said. While it isn't clear how many people were on board, a Delta A330-300 can carry up to 282 passengers. This isn't the first time a Delta plane has been forced to divert to Lajes Airport. In 2023, a flight from Ghana landed there due to a "mechanical issue with a backup oxygen system." In that incident, passengers spent 12 hours on the island and some complained about a lack of communication from Delta before another plane arrived to take them on to New York. Airlines typically try to divert flights back to their origins or hub airports when possible, because this makes it easier to reroute passengers and repair any problems with the aircraft. However, in cases like these, concerns about safety can require landing at the closest available airport. In a similar case last year, Air France had to cancel a flight so the plane could be used to rescue passengers who were diverted to a remote town in the northern Canadian territory of Nunavut.
