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(New York, NY) — Passengers are describing a harrowing experience after a flight bound for New York’s JFK Airport had to make an emergency landing on a small island last weekend.
Delta Flight 127 took off from Madrid, Spain on Sunday (July 6, 2025) and had been in the air for several hours when the Airbus apparently lost an engine. It was forced to land on Terceira, a Portuguese island that’s part of the Azores that’s about a third of the way across the Atlantic.
Close to three-hundred passengers had to spend more than a day on the volcanic island as they waited for another plane to come get them. They say they’re thankful to be home but call it a scary experience that had some crying and praying. Delta, which has apologized, covered hotels and meals but flyers complain that communication was lacking.
