Delta A333 near Gander on Jul 3rd 2024, spoiled food

Last Update: July 3, 2024 / 16:59:35 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 3, 2024

Classification
Accident

Airline
Delta Airlines

Flight number
DL-136

Departure
Detroit, United States

Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Aircraft Registration
N816NW

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

A Delta Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration N816NW performing flight DL-136 from Detroit,MI (USA) to Amsterdam (Netherlands) with 277 people on board, was enroute at FL380 about 160nm northwest of Gander,NL (Canada) when the crew decided to divert to New York JFK,NY (USA) after a number of passengers became sick on board. The aircraft landed safely on JFK's runway 22L about 2:15 hours later. 12 passengers were treated by medical services.

The remainder of the flight was cancelled. The aircraft is still on the ground in New York about 9 hours after landing.

The FAA reported: "Delta Air Lines Flight 136 landed safely at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York around 4 a.m. local time on Wednesday July 3, after the crew reported several sick passengers on board. The Airbus A330 departed Detroit Metropolitan Airport and was headed to Amsterdam, Netherlands."

The airline reported the passengers were served "spoiled food", it was unclear how many actually ate the food. The aircraft diverted to New York after there were reports that a portion of the inflight meal service in the main cabin was spoiled. This is not the service Delta is known for and apologized, the airline added.
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 3, 2024

Classification
Accident

Airline
Delta Airlines

Flight number
DL-136

Departure
Detroit, United States

Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Aircraft Registration
N816NW

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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