Passengers on board a Delta Airlines flight had to raise their hands to keep the roof up when the ceiling started to collapse last week.
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Per a report by the New York Post, the incident occurred on April 14 on a flight from Atlanta en route to Chicago. Flight attendants instructed passengers to hold the interior together after the ceiling fell through while the plane was in mid-air.
The bizarre incident was caught on camera by an eyewitness. A video by @Lucasmpayne on TikTok, which has over 200,000 views, shows what happened inside the cabin.
Several passengers are sitting on the plane's right side with their arms extended, holding parts of the ceiling in place. A caption on the video explains that 'the attendants finally duct taped it after he held it up for a while.'
The caption also explains that the plane returned to Atlanta after the incident. Officials escorted passengers off the plane before putting them on another to Chicago, a process that reportedly took hours. Delta Airlines allegedly offered 10,000 miles in compensation, which is roughly $100.
A spokesperson for Delta told the New York Post that the "panel was later affixed into place so customers did not have to manually hold it during flight. Delta thanks our customers for their patience and cooperation. We apologize for the delay in their travels."
Delta Has Had A Turbulent Start To 2025
The incident with the ceiling collapsing isn't the first time Delta Airlines has made the news this year. One of the engines on a plane at Orlando International Airport caught fire on Monday morning before the flight was due to take off. The blaze prompted a complete evacuation of the aircraft's 282 passengers and 12 crew.
Just last month, the wing of a Delta plane reportedly clipped the ground as it came in to land at LaGuardia Airport in New York City. Shockingly, the plane crew appeared unaware and only realized when prompted by the Air Traffic Control Tower. The pilot executed a 'go around' shortly after, which is where an aircraft abandons the landing procedure to try again.
Planes statistically remain the safest way to travel, but incidents like the Delta plane flipping over in Toronto in March will do little to comfort nervous fliers.
