'Spoiled food' on Delta flight that forced emergency NYC landing was covered in black mold: sources

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'Spoiled food' on Delta flight that forced emergency NYC landing was covered in black mold: sources
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The red-eye Delta flight from Detroit to the Netherlands had to return to the U.S. after some of the food that was being served mid-flight was spoiled.

At least 24 became ill after eating the mold-laden food aboard Amsterdam-bound Flight 136, which touched down a little after 3 a.m. at JFK Airport, sources said.

The Delta flight was forced to divert to JFK Airport in NYC after 24 people became ill from mold-contaminated foodThe situation was so severe that the plane, originally from Detroit, turned around and head to JFK after making it as far east as Newfoundland, flight data showed. All 277 of the flight’s passengers were given hotel accommodations for the night and will continue their trip Wednesday evening, sources said.Karen Read spotted canoodling with lawyer as jury deliberated over whether she murdered cop boyfriend

“I don’t need hotel/food vouchers I need to arrive in Amsterdam today,” Virginia wrote, with Delta responding and asking her to message them privately.The flight made it as far as Newfoundland before being forced to divert to NYC. It was bound for Amsterdam from Detroit“This is not the service Delta is known for and we sincerely apologize to our customers for the inconvenience and delay in their travels,” a spokesperson said.

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