Passengers lodge in military barracks after Amsterdam to Detroit flight is forced to land in Canada

By BEATRICE DUPUY and COREY WILLIAMS
Associated Press

Passengers aboard a Delta Air Lines flight from Amsterdam to Detroit spent the night in a military barracks in eastern Canada after the plane was forced to land because of a mechanical issue. WJBK-TV first reported that the crew diverted the flight Sunday afternoon to Newfoundland and Labrador. Passenger Tony Santoro of Troy in suburban Detroit told the television station that passengers were lodged in barracks during the 24-hour delay. Delta says Flight 135 was diverted to Goose Bay airport “out of an abundance of caution” and that the airport suspended operations because of poor weather and runway conditions. Delta sent additional aircraft to Goose Bay to bring customers to their final destination Monday.