A popular TikToker bonded with fellow Delta passengers after one of the engines went out on the flight, forcing an emergency landing. She later posted a series of TikTok videos explaining what happened, how terrified she was, and how the people around her helped her through the experience.

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### Delta Flight Engine Failure Over the Atlantic

This week, popular TikToker Lohanny (@lohannysant) shared a harrowing experience aboard a Delta flight and the uplifting aftermath.

Her first post appeared on Tuesday, showing her near tears in her seat holding a Ring Pop.

> @lohannysant
> “I’ve never been more scared in my entire life. I don’t think I’ll ever fly on an airplane EVER AGAIN.”
> ♬ original sound

The caption read, “My plane is doing an emergency landing in Iceland and I just had the biggest panic attack of my life. Please comfort me in the comments.”

There’s a story behind that Ring Pop.

In update posts, Lohanny explained that the left engine failed mid-flight, causing everyone’s screens to go dark and some passengers to panic. With no updates coming from the cockpit, she had to rely on the people nearby to get through it.

> “Shout out to the stranger who let me squeeze his arm the whole way through and helped me calm down,” she said.
> “Shout out to the other guy in front of me named Shane who lied to me, telling me he’d been through this before and that it’s normal.
> Shout out to me who did breathing exercises because I was panicking so hard.”
> “And shout out to the woman behind me who gave me a Ring Pop. The Ring Pop really helped.”

> @lohannysant
> “This was the most insane thing ever. Everyone on this flight has become family and we all trauma bonded. Will be making the most of it while here in Iceland but wow. That was intense.”
> #update #delta
> ♬ original sound

“Sometimes you’re surrounded by friends and don’t even know it,” she added.

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### Delta’s Response

In an email to the Daily Dot, a Delta Air Lines spokesperson said the staff followed company guidelines during the incident and apologized for the inconvenience.

> “As the safety of our customers and people is of utmost importance, our flight crew followed standard procedures and diverted to Keflavík International Airport after reporting an engine issue,” they stated.
> “We sincerely apologize to our customers for the delay in their travel plans.”

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### “We Are All Trauma-Bonded”

This story turned out to be as heartwarming as it was frightening. Although the flight had to make an emergency landing in Iceland before continuing from Dublin to New York the next day, Lohanny enjoyed some extra vacation time with a group of new friends.

> “Everyone on this flight has become family and we all trauma bonded,” Lohanny wrote.

Right after she landed, she posted an update showing some of the friendly strangers who helped her get through the fear.

> “Reason number 664748338 on why I love strangers,” she said, “they will be there for you when you need it most.”

Later that day, she shared footage of herself and two new friends from the plane toasting shots in an Icelandic bar.

> “Life has a funny way to bring friends into your life,” she wrote.

Commenters were moved by the tale, widely agreeing that it’s the lowest moments in life that sometimes create the best friendships.

> “Sometimes the worst situations bring us together for the best,” said @shannonl88. “It’s the human in us needing comfort.”

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This story is a reminder that even in the most frightening moments, kindness and connection can shine through and turn strangers into friends.
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