India, May 11 -- A Delta Air Lines flight DL54 that flew off the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) in the United States bound for Lagos (LOS), was forced to abort its journey mid-way across the Atlantic Ocean, returning to Georgia after eight hours of flying in the air, leaving the travellers flabbergasted.

Passengers experienced the disruption after flying nearly a full workday on the flight, only for the plane to make a U-turn and return to the starting point of the journey. The Airbus A330 departed ATL Saturday evening on May 9, 5:42 PM EDT, carrying passengers bound for the transatlantic journey, cruising at high altitudes over the vast stretch of the Atlantic Ocean. According to the data from flight trackers, th...