Delta Flight Makes Emergency Stop at JFK After Serving ‘Spoiled’ Food to Passengers

A Delta Airlines flight to the Netherlands with 277 passengers on board was forced to make an emergency landing in New York after contaminated food was served on board. Delta Flight 136 from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport was en route to Amsterdam when it was forced to make an unscheduled stop at John F. Kennedy International Airport around 4 a.m. Wednesday.

Delta Flight Makes Emergency Landing at JFK

The Airbus A330 was flying over Saint Pierre and Miquelon, a French archipelago south of Newfoundland, Canada, when it was diverted to New York, according to data from FlightRadar24. A Delta spokesperson confirmed in a press release that the plane turned back after “reports that some of the main cabin catering service had been disrupted.”

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“Medical teams have been dispatched to the aircraft to treat the affected passengers and crew members. Delta’s food safety team has instructed our suppliers to immediately isolate the product and launch a thorough investigation into the incident,” the spokesperson continued, adding that this service is not what the airline is “known for.” “We sincerely apologize to our customers for the inconvenience and delay to their travels.”

Meanwhile, the Port Authority of New York told Newsweek that there were “24 cases of infection upon landing.” Among those cases were “10 crew members and 14 passengers.” However, all “refused medical attention.” The airport authority also said that the passengers “were provided with hotel accommodations and transportation and will be reassigned to continue to their destination.”

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A concerned passenger named Virginia, who goes by the handle @tralala_bk on X, formerly Twitter, wrote on the platform: “@delta I need to know how you are going to get me to Amsterdam today – I am on the plane that is making an emergency landing at JFK because you served passengers “contaminated” food – I don’t need hotel/food vouchers, I need to get to Amsterdam today.”