Delta Air Lines planes are seen parked at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on June 19, 2024 in Seattle, Washington.
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Delta Air Lines needed to suspend hot meal service on greater than 200 flights out of its Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport hub over the past several days due to a “food safety issue.”
Delta said that operations from the power were shut down and hot food might be managed by other kitchens.
“During a recent inspection at a DTW kitchen, Delta’s catering partner was notified of a food safety issue inside the facility,” Delta said in an announcement on Sunday. “Delta and its catering partner immediately shut down hot food production and subsequently suspended all activity from the power. Hot food and other onboard provisioning might be managed from other facilities.”
A message to a flight crew on Friday said first-class meals couldn’t be loaded due to “an unexpected supply chain issue” and that the flight could be stocked with additional snacks.
The Food and Drug Administration didn’t immediately reply to requests for comment on Sunday.
The carrier said no worker or customer illnesses were reported, and that it gave affected customers travel vouchers or frequent flyer miles as compensation.
Airlines serve hundreds of meals to passengers a day, generally through third-party catering kitchens. Do & Co., which works with Delta, didn’t immediately comment.
In July, a Detroit-to-Amsterdam Delta flight diverted to Recent York due to a report of spoiled chicken, forcing the carrier to limit meals to pasta for several days on certain flights.
