<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>A Delta flight was diverted to the mid-Atlantic island of Terceira in the Azores due to an engine issue, leaving passengers stranded for more than 29 hours.</li><li>The Airbus A330, Flight 127 from Madrid to New York, landed in the Azores after a mechanical problem was detected midair.</li><li>Passengers had to wait for another Delta A330 from New York to pick them up and continue their journey.</li><li>This incident is not the first time a Delta flight has diverted to Terceira due to a mechanical issue, with a similar occurrence happening in 2023.</li></ul>

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

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