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. Passenger thomas witschy told storyful a ceiling panel came crashing down shortly after. On april 14, delta flight 2417 became a battlefield at 30,000 feet! Video footage of the incident shared to social. · passengers on a recent delta plane were forced to hold up a ceiling panel after it collapsed above them during their flight. Passenger tom witschy and his squad faced a rogue ceiling panel that collapsed mid-flight. The plane returned to atlanta, where the crew and ground staff repaired the aircraft and compensated the travelers.