Delta Air Lines aircraft are seen parked at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on June 19, 2024 in Seattle, Washington.
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Delta Airlines had to suspend hot meal service on more than 200 flights from its Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport hub over the past few days due to a “food safety issue.”
Delta said operations from the facility have been closed and other kitchens will handle hot food.
“During a recent inspection at a DTW kitchen, Delta's catering partner was notified of a food safety issue within the facility,” Delta said in a statement Sunday. “Delta and its catering partner immediately shut down hot food production and subsequently suspended all activity at the facility. Hot food and other onboard provisions will be managed from other facilities.”
A message to the flight crew on Friday said that first class meals could not be loaded due to “an unforeseen supply chain issue” and that the flight would be stocked with additional snacks.
The Food and Drug Administration did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Sunday.
The airline said no employee or customer illnesses were reported, and that it provided affected customers with travel vouchers or frequent flyer miles as compensation.
Airlines serve thousands of meals to passengers a day, usually through third-party catering kitchens. Do & Co., which works with Delta, had no immediate comment.
In July, a Delta flight from Detroit to Amsterdam was diverted to New York due to a report of spoiled chicken, forcing the airline to limit meals to pasta for several days on certain flights.
