Almost 300 passengers at Delta flight from Madrid to New York were strained about 30 hours this week after their plane made them urgent landing On the remote island of Terceiri in the Azores.
Flight 127 was redirected to the US Air Force Base In Lajes, part of the Azore, the Chain of the Portuguese Island in the Atlantic, Sunday after the passengers heard a loud boom.
“People cried. People pray. No one really knew what was going on,” Putni Marc Viscardi said WABC.
The Airbus A330 landed for sure, but passengers were forced to deplane and wait on the swap island for almost 30 hours.
Delta spokesperson said more news that the suspicious motor problem forced to redirect to remote islands Portugal. The replacement flight eventually arrived in New York John F Kennedy Airport on the next day.
The flight carried 282 passengers and 13 crews. Delta offered meals and accommodation, although some passengers made their own arrangements.
“In the absence of any information coming from the delta or anyone in the airline, we somehow took things in your hands,” Viscard said.
Independent contacted Delta for comment.
“The flight must have landed and we sincerely apologize to our customers in their experience and delay in their journeys,” Delta spokesman in a statement with more news.