Delta passengers forced to hold plane together after ceiling collapses mid-flight

Sign up to Simon Calder's free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder's Travel email Get Simon Calder's Travel email Email * SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice Passengers on a recent Delta Air Lines flight were forced to hold the ceiling up with their hands after it threatened to collapse mid-flight. Video footage of the incident shared to social media shows several passengers holding up the aircraft's ceiling with their hands while seated.

"My Hommie [homie/friend] was on a Delta flight and the ceiling collapsed," TikTok user Lucas Michael Layne captioned the video, which shows travellers on the flight from Atlanta to Chicago attempting to secure the roof with their hands. The clip then shows the ceiling apparently secured into its original position and covered with..



. Joanna Whitehead.