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Delta Keeps Diverted A330 in the Azores and Offers Compensation to Flight 127 Passengers

Delta is contacting affected travelers to apologize after technicians began inspecting the 21-year-old Airbus A330 at Lajes Airport

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Overview

  • The original Airbus A330 (N805NW) remains parked at Lajes Airport as maintenance crews conduct detailed engine inspections
  • Delta is reaching out to all 282 passengers and 13 crew members to apologize for the diversion and offer compensation for the extended delay
  • Passengers and crew stayed overnight in Terceira hotels before a relief A330 dispatched from JFK arrived about five hours after the emergency landing
  • The substitute aircraft departed Lajes around 9 p.m. local time on Monday and landed at JFK roughly 31 hours after the flight’s scheduled arrival
  • Lajes Airport’s joint civil-military runways continue to serve as a critical diversion hub for aging transatlantic aircraft