Delta flight rerouted to JFK Airport after a number of passengers get sick
Delta flight rerouted to JFK Airport after a number of passengers get sick
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(CBS DETROIT) – A Delta Air Traces flight from Detroit to Amsterdam was diverted early Wednesday morning after passengers had been served spoiled meals. Delta Flight 136 was diverted to New York’s JFK airport as a result of challenge, a Delta spokesperson confirmed. Officers say a part of the Predominant Cabin in-flight meal service was spoiled, and medical crews handled the affected passengers once they landed in New York at about 4 a.m.Â
The trail of the Delta flight that left Detroit for Amsterdam however was diverted to New York after passengers had been served spoiled meals.Â
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There have been 277 passengers on board, however Delta officers have not launched a confirmed variety of passengers who ate the spoiled meals. A supply with information of the scenario advised CBS New York that 70 passengers turned sick after consuming the meal. As well as, sources mentioned black mildew was reported to be on a few of the meals. “Delta’s Meals Security group has engaged our suppliers to right away isolate the product and launch a radical investigation into the incident,” mentioned Delta Company Communications Spokesperson Lisa Hanna. “This isn’t the service Delta is understood for and we sincerely apologize to our prospects for the inconvenience and delay of their travels.”
The entire sick passengers refused additional medical remedy. The CDC was notified concerning the challenge as a result of Delta 136 is a global flight. The flight is now scheduled to take off from JFK airport at 6:30 p.m. Final week, a Delta flight heading to Detroit from Munich was diverted to London resulting from an obvious illness among the many flight attendants.Â
After touchdown at Heathrow Airport, six flight attendants had been checked by medical personnel. Not one of the 229 passengers on board had been affected.Â
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