Delta passengers stranded overnight on island in the middle of Atlantic Ocean

A Delta jet experienced engine problems on what was supposed to be a trans-Atlantic flight and landed on an island in the middle of the ocean, leading to a more than 31-hour delay, officials said Thursday

A Delta jet experienced engine problems on what was supposed to be a trans-Atlantic flight and landed on an island in the middle of the ocean, leading to a more than 31-hour delay, officials said Thursday.

Flight 127 left Madrid on Sunday, bound for New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, when it had "to divert to Lajes, Azores (TER) after indication of a mechanical issue with an engine," according to an airline statement.

A satellite image of the Azores, a Portuguese archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean. Planet Observer / Getty ImagesThe Airbus A330 had 282 customers and 13 crew members on board, Delta said.

The passengers and crew "deplaned via stairs at TER" and "were accommodated overnight in area hotels and provided meals," the airline added.

They were taken off the island in Portugal’s Azores archipelago on a new aircraft on Monday.