Delta Airlines flight 76 from Detroit to Amsterdam was diverted to New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport early Thursday morning after passengers and crew members fell ill from eating spoiled food.Delta Airlines flight 76 from Detroit to Amsterdam was diverted to New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport early Thursday morning after passengers and crew members fell ill from eating spoiled food. The plane landed at JFK at 4 a.m. after passengers began experiencing symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. First responders treated 14 passengers and 10 crew members on the plane. Delta said in a statement that only some of the food was spoiled and that they “sincerely apologize to (their) customers for the inconvenience and delay in their travel.” The airline said they are not sure how many of the 277 passengers on the plane actually ate the spoiled food, but they are investigating the incident. A spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which oversees Kennedy Airport, said the passengers would be placed in hotel accommodations and rebooked for later flights. According to sources close to the situation, the food was covered in black mold, causing the passengers to become ill.
A Delta red-eye flight from Detroit to Amsterdam was suddenly diverted to New York after passengers were given spoiled food. First responders treated 14 passengers on the plane and 10 sick crew members after the plane landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport at 4 a.m. A statement from Delta Airlines said only some of the food was spoiled and that they “sincerely apologize to (their) customers for the inconvenience and delay in their travel.” Delta said they are not sure how many of the 277 passengers on the plane actually ate the spoiled food, but they are investigating the incident. A spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which oversees Kennedy Airport, said the passengers would be placed in hotel accommodations and rebooked for later flights. New York Post It was later reported that the food was covered in black mold, causing the passengers to become ill, according to sources close to the situation.
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