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Delta Air Lines has halted serving hot meals coming out of the catering kitchen in Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW). A reported listeria outbreak being dubbed a “food safety issue” occurred in the catering kitchen.
None of this confirmed by me, but FWIW pic.twitter.com/BT53OMLyyV
— JonNYC (@xJonNYC) October 14, 2024
More than 200 flights have taken to the skies without First Class hot meals over the past few days. The facility has been shut down for remediation after a reported failed inspection and meals will be catered by other stations. Delta released a statement yesterday that reads:
During a recent inspection at a DTW kitchen, Delta’s catering partner was notified of a food safety issue within the facility. Delta and its catering partner immediately shut down hot food production and subsequently suspended all activity from the facility. Hot food and other onboard provisioning will be managed from other facilities.”
Flights are being catered with additional snacks and passengers are being offered bonus Delta SkyMiles or travel vouchers as compensation. No passengers or crew are being reported as falling ill from the potentially contaminated kitchen.
Back in July, I wrote about Delta Air Lines flight Dl136 from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS). It had to divert to New York John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) when 24 people were served “contaminated food.” The New York Post first reported that spoiled food was served to both 14 passengers and 10 crew members. They became ill and contacted ground support for advice. A diversion was advised and medical personnel met the flight. The affected individuals were evaluated and declined medical further attention. The food served in the Main Cabin was impacted. The meal was served early in the flight and the decision to divert was made after 2.5 hours in flight. The flight was operated by an Airbus A330-300 with 277 passengers on board.
Anthony’s Take: There are so many jokes about airplane food. Sometimes it’s not funny and there are general concerns. At least this appears to have been caught early and it seems like no one has gotten ill.
(Featured Image Credit: Delta Air Lines.)
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