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Yahoo
13-07-2025
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Engine Trouble Strands Delta Passengers on Remote Island for Over a Day
Two hundred and eighty two passengers on a Delta flight from Madrid to New York City were unexpectedly diverted to the Portuguese island of Terceira after an indication of engine troubles. The seven-hour flight turned into a 29-hour stay on the volcanic archipelago of the Azores. Delta Flight 127 was forced to stop at Lajes Airport in Terceira on Sunday, part of a small group of islands called the Azores that sit around 1000 miles from mainland Portugal. Largely an island known for its abundance of cattle, Terceira has just one airport that is shared with a military base and only operates to a select handful of cities. "As safety comes before all else at Delta, the flight crew followed procedures to divert to Lajes, Azores," a Delta Airlines spokesman said in a statement, "the flight landed safely, and we sincerely apologize to our customers for their experience and delay in their travels." A new plane was sent from New York around five hours after the original plane landed in the Azores. It landed shortly after 2 a.m. and left later that night at around 9 p.m. on Monday. Passengers traveling from Madrid finally landed in New York at 10:22 p.m. — 31 hours after the expected time of arrival. The 282 passengers on board the flight as well as the 13 crew members were given meals and rooms at nearby hotels while they waited for a replacement plane to come from New York to pick them up. It's expected they will also receive a full reimbursement for the flight. Flight 127 — a 21-year-old A330 — remained parked at the Lajes airport for a number of days afterwards. As of Wednesday, it is currently back in service and continuing its usual flight from Madrid to New York City. Engine Trouble Strands Delta Passengers on Remote Island for Over a Day first appeared on Men's Journal on Jul 9, 2025
Yahoo
10-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Delta flight makes emergency landing on small island after engine problem
Customers on a Delta Air Lines flight from Madrid to New York spent more than a day on Terceira, Azores — a small island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean — after an engine problem midflight prompted an emergency landing, an airline spokesperson said. There were 282 customers and 13 crew members on board Delta flight 127 to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on Sunday when the Airbus A330 landed in the Azores, an autonomous region of Portugal made up of nine volcanic islands. They spent around 29 hours on the island. "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. "The flight landed safely, and we sincerely apologize to our customers for their experience and delay in their travels." Delta did not specify the nature of the mechanical issue. The flight landed safely and customers were deplaned via stairs within an hour of landing, an airline spokesperson said. As of Wednesday, the spokesperson did not have information available regarding whether the plane was still under maintenance. Customers and crew spent the night at area hotels and were provided meals. They boarded a new plane and arrived at JFK airport on Monday. The flight from Madrid to New York normally takes about 8 hours, 20 minutes. Delta will reach out to customers directly to apologize and offer compensation. This year, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has worked to reassure Americans that flying remains safe. "If you get in a plane, if you look at how many people fly, how many flights we have, of course it's a safe space," Duffy told CBS News in February. CBS News reached out to the Federal Aviation Administration for comment. Sneak peek: Who Killed Aileen Seiden in Room 15? Social media content creator shows his hustle Udemy Is Powering Enterprise AI Transformation Through Skills
