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