Travel Passengers panic as Delta flight plunges nearly 30,000 feet in under 8 minutes September 19, 2019 Jayme Deerwester, USA TODAY Comments Off on Passengers panic as Delta flight plunges nearly 30,000 feet in under 8 minutes Delta flight 2353 dropped from nearly 39,000 feet to under 10,000 feet in minutes. The plane, bound for Fort Lauderdale, diverted to Tampa.