Delta’s food ‘spoilage’ incident forces many flights to switch to serving pasta-only meals
A decision to change the carbohydrate-rich menu was made after a Delta flight en route to Amsterdam was found to have a spoiled meal.
After learning that the food was “spoiled,” EverybodyDelta Flight 136 then diverted early Wednesday morning to John F. Kennedy Airport in New York after taking off from Detroit.
“Delta’s Food Safety team asked our suppliers to immediately isolate the product and conduct a thorough investigation into the incident,” a spokesperson said. Luck“This is not the service Delta is known for and we sincerely apologize to our customers for the inconvenience and delay to their travel.”
However, it was a little too late, as about 70 passengers were reported to have fallen ill, a source said. told CBS Detroitand added that they stopped eating the chicken after finding it “really sour”, while others reported black mould on some dishes.
The spoiled food meant about 75 international flights were only served pasta on Wednesday and Thursday, an airline spokesman said. CNBC.
But now, the days of pasta are a thing of the past.
“We have adjusted meal service on a few dozen flights as we work with our catering team to review meal quality assurance. Today, we are enhancing our normal daily service,” the spokesperson said. Luckand added that they had no comment on the CBS report regarding details of the spoiled food.
The exact cause remains unclear. Ash Dhokte, the airline’s head of hospitality, wrote to staff that the company was looking into the issue and “immediate corrective actions have been taken to avoid a recurrence,” according to CNBC.
This comes at a time of heightened travel. Nearly 71 million people are expected to travel during the July 4 holiday week, according to AAAAdditionally, most of these individuals will be driving. There will also be a surge in air traffic, as Transportation Security Administration More than 3 million people are expected to undergo security screening when traveling on Sunday at airports nationwide, marking a record high.
Of course, airlines have been going through a bit of turmoil lately, as they struggle to recover from the pandemic. shortage of staff. And the holidays add more pressure to an industry already under pressure to go through the reckoning.
Earlier this year, the FAA temporarily suspended some flights Boeing aircraft 737 Max 9 aircraft after a door latch came loose mid-flight on Alaska Airlines plane.
The Justice Department alone has set a deadline for Boeing to plead guilty to criminal fraud in connection with fatal plane crashes. 336 people in 2018 and 2019. Some victims’ families claim that the deal let Boeing off the hook for the deaths. “This is just a reorganization to let Boeing get out of trouble,” Nadia Milleron, mother of Samya Stumo, who died in one of the crashes, told Related Press.
