Delta Flight Diverted to JFK Due to Spoiled Food

A Delta flight from Detroit to Amsterdam was diverted to New York's Kennedy Airport on Wednesday after passengers were served spoiled food, airline officials said. The redeye flight took off from Detroit around 11 p.m. Tuesday and landed in New York at 4 a.m. 'after reports that a portion of the Main Cabin in-flight meal service were spoiled,' a Delta spokesperson said in a statement.

Emergency medical responders met the flight and treated 12 passengers, the Fire Department of New York said. It was not clear how many of the flight's 277 passengers ate the spoiled food. Delta said it would investigate. 'This is not the service Delta is known for and we sincerely apologize to our customers for the inconvenience and delay in their travels,' the Delta spokesperson said. The red-eye Delta flight from Detroit to the Netherlands had to return to the U.S.

after some of the food that was being served mid-flight was spoiled. Delta 136, which left from Detroit around 11:00 Tuesday night, had to turn around just a few hours into the flight after a portion of the main cabin in-flight meals were determined to be spoiled. Instead of landing in Amsterdam, the 277 customers landed at JFK in New York City around 4 a.m. Delta said medical crews met the aircraft to treat any affected passengers and crew members and the airline is working with suppliers to isolate the product and investigate immediately. The decision to divert back to the U.S.

was made after consulting with medical experts. Delta said it did not know a total number of passengers who consumed the spoiled food. An Amsterdam-bound Delta flight with nearly 300 people aboard had to divert to JFK Airport early Wednesday after 'it was discovered' that some of the in-flight meal service had been spoiled, the airline said. Flight crews on the Airbus A330 consulted with medical experts, who recommended the diversion to Queens. Delta flight 136 landed safely there at 4 a.m.

It's not clear how many passengers consumed the tainted food, nor were details on the spoilage known. Spoiled in-flight meals prompted the diversion of a Delta Air Lines flight early Wednesday. 'Delta flight 136 from Detroit to Amsterdam diverted to New York's JFK early Wednesday morning after reports that a portion of the Main Cabin in-flight meal service were spoiled,' the airline said in a statement. The airline said medical crews met the aircraft to treat any impacted passengers and crew. Delta said its food safety team is working to 'immediately isolate the product,' and the airline will investigate the incident.

'This is not the service Delta is known for and we sincerely apologize to our customers for the inconvenience and delay in their travels,' the airline said.