Delta passengers were stranded on a tiny island in the middle of the Atlantic for 29 hours after midair engine trouble

Delta Air Lines passengers spent a day on the remote Azores island chain, nearly 1,000 miles from the European mainland.
The Aviationist

Photo: NASA WB-57F arriving at Lajes Field, Azores, on the way to another deployment

As explained in a previous post, one of the two NASA’s WB-57Fs, after performing test activities at Nellis AFB, arrived at Lajes Field, Azores, on Mar. 5, 2012. Local spotter and photographer Leandro ...
Men's Journal

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 ...
AOL

Delta Plane En Route to New York Forced to Make Emergency Landing on Remote Volcanic Island After Engine Issue

A Delta Airlines plane reportedly had to make an emergency landing on a remote volcanic island in the Azores due to engine issues. According to FOX Business and Aviation A2Z, Delta Flight 127, airbus ...