BREAKING NEWS Delta flight is forced to make emergency landing on remote volcanic island after engine trouble
The Airbus A330 was on route to New York's John F. Kennedy Airport from Madrid on Sunday when it had to make an emergency landing at Lajes Airport on Terceira Island.
The island is in the Azores, an autonomous region of Portugal that contains nine volcanic islands.
There were 282 passengers and 13 crew members on board, all of whom safely disembarked at the airport in Terceira.
'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,' said in a statement to FOX Business.
'The flight landed safely, and we sincerely apologize to our customers for their experience and delay in their travels.'
Passengers were given hotel accommodations for the night and were flown back on another plane to New York the next day. That plane arrived late Monday evening.
The Airbus A330 landed at Lajes Airport (pictured) on Terceira Island, which is part of the Azores, a series of nine volcanic islands
Maintenance technicians are in the process of working on the aircraft, while Delta continues to reach out to affected passengers to apologize for what occurred and offer compensation.
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