Delta flight forced to turn back after maggots fall on passengers
Delta flight forced to turn back after maggots fall on passengers
Flight was travelling from Amsterdam to Detroit
A Delta flight was recently forced to turn around an hour after take-off when maggots fell from the overhead compartment onto passengers sitting in the economy seats.
The flight on Tuesday 13 February was transporting travellers from Amsterdam to Detroit, Michigan, when a passenger’s suitcase containing rotting fish was in the overhead bin and opened up resulting in maggots falling onto passengers and the plane turning around.
After the plane landed all passengers were instructed to de-board the aircraft and the suitcase containing the fish was placed in a bag to be destroyed. The plane itself was also deeply cleaned.
How the F did that get through security?
It wasn't a weapon.
They aren't paid to find rotting fish.
Actually they are paid for that. One of the most important jobs of US Customs is agricultural protections and checks and I would assume the same is true for other countries. No one wants invasive species if they can help it.
They aren't great at finding weapons, either.
They aren't paid to do shit except make people feel safe.
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95% of weapons do and they have a bunch of things designed to detect weapons in particular. They don't exactly have a rotten fish scanner.
Security theatre
Good ol' T$A.
Not TSA.
Just to say this passenger fucked it all up and Delta went a long way to make it right to those passengers affected.
They only turned around because there weren't enough maggots to throw on all of the economy passengers.
Did you bring enough for the whole class?
These assholes will stop at nothing to get you to upgrade.
I hate when that happens!
Thanks for the new phobia!
New Ryanair upcharge for the maggot free flying experience.
Well, I knew in-flight catering was bad. But this takes the cake.
New fear unlocked
I was expecting this to be a new trend to prank airlines
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This is the best summary I could come up with:
A Delta flight was recently forced to turn around an hour after take-off when maggots fell from the overhead compartment onto passengers sitting in the economy seats.
In an interview with the Daily Mail, Kelce revealed that Delta staff had identified the owner of the rotting suitcase and detained them on the plane after the rest of the travellers left the aircraft.
“One of our carry-on bags was right near the disgusting one so at the end of the flight when I went to get it after checking it over thoroughly, the passenger in question was still sitting there and didn’t exit the plane.
In a statement to The Independent regarding the maggot incident, Delta said: “We apologise to the customers of Flight 133 AMS-DTW as their trip was interrupted due to an improperly packed carry-on bag.
Speaking to Yahoo News Australia, Lisa Archbold detailed her upsetting interaction with an airline crew member before her flight from Salt Lake City to San Francisco.
On 22 January, the self-employed DJ was leaving Utah’s Sundance Film Festival and heading back home to the Bay Area.
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It just goes to show that the TSA is just security theater.
"Flight from Amsterdam to Detroit"
TSA??
Or the equivalent.
They're people security, not biosecurity.