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A Delta flight had to do U-turn after maggots fell onto a passenger from an overhead bin..
Posted on 2/15/24 at 9:22 pm
Posted on 2/15/24 at 9:22 pm
Containing rotten fish:
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A Delta flight had to turn around after maggots fell from a passenger's suitcase onto another passenger.
The incident, which occurred on Delta Flight DL133 from Amsterdam to Detroit on Tuesday, caused the plane to make a U-turn around an hour after takeoff, Daily Mail and Fox 2 Detroit reported.
Philip Schotte, a passenger from the Netherlands who was on the flight, told Fox 2 Detroit that he witnessed the maggots fall on a passenger from a suitcase in the overhead compartment.
"She was freaking out," Schotte told the publication. "She was just trying to kind of fight off these maggots."
"I don't really know what was going through my mind. I was trying to process it – disgust is one thing of course," Schotte said. "We had to wait there for help to actually come."
Flight attendants were then able to locate the source of the maggots: A suitcase that contained a rotten fish inside, according to reports.
The fish was wrapped in a newspaper and taken to the back of the plane, Fox 2 Detroit reported.
The flight was diverted back to Amsterdam shortly after, the report added. Another passenger on the flight told the Daily Mail that a man who claimed the fish as his own was detained on the plane while the rest of the passengers departed.
It's not known if any further action was taken against the passenger, the reports said.
Travelers who were delayed overnight because of the incident were compensated with hotel accommodation, a $30 meal ticket, and 8,000 air miles, the passenger told the Daily Mail.
Representatives for Delta did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment. However, a spokesperson for the airline confirmed that the flight was interrupted due to an "improperly packed carry-on bag," in a statement obtained by Fox 2 News.
"The aircraft returned to the gate and passengers were placed on the next available flight. The aircraft was removed from service for cleaning," the spokesperson said.
The incident, while bizarre, is significant — it follows a pattern of flights being canceled or delayed due to safety hazards or medical issues on board .
A Delta flight traveling from Atlanta to Barcelona, Spain, in September had to turn around after a passenger had diarrhea in the aircraft's cabin.
"This is a biohazard issue," a pilot told air-traffic control in an audio recording shared to X . "We've had a passenger who's had diarrhea all the way through the airplane, so they want us to come back to Atlanta."
In February 2023, a United Airlines flight traveling from San Diego to New Jersey was grounded when a passenger's portable battery pack caught fire 10 minutes after takeoff. Four people were treated at hospital for smoke inhalation, The New York Times reported.
The Independent reported that an American Airlines flight traveling from Miami to Barbados in October 2022 had to be evacuated and some crew were sent to hospital after a "strong chemical odor" coming from hand luggage led several people to feel unwell.
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Posted on 2/15/24 at 9:24 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
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"She was freaking out"
Posted on 2/15/24 at 9:24 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
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A Delta flight traveling from Atlanta to Barcelona, Spain, in September had to turn around after a passenger had diarrhea in the aircraft's cabin.
Thats just piling on
Posted on 2/15/24 at 9:25 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
Not landing in Detroit was worth the maggot infestation
Posted on 2/15/24 at 9:31 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
Nice security they have there to not see or smell a rotting fish in a carry-on.
Posted on 2/15/24 at 9:32 pm to Blutarsky
The smell alone should have been a dead giveaway.
Posted on 2/15/24 at 9:33 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
I can't get through security with a tube if toothpaste and somehow rotting fish and maggots do?
Posted on 2/15/24 at 9:42 pm to Scuttle But
Must have been in some high-end luggage.
Posted on 2/15/24 at 9:53 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
She should’ve ordered the steak.
Posted on 2/15/24 at 10:01 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
I'm sure it was authentic LV.
Posted on 2/15/24 at 10:06 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
Passenger was detained? That’s gross but not sure carrying on a rotten, maggot infested fish is illegal?
Posted on 2/15/24 at 10:09 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
Flying seems more chaotic and dangerous now than compared to 80 years ago
Posted on 2/15/24 at 10:34 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
I need to know more about the rationale of this fish-packer.
Dude went on the mackerel fishing expedition of his life in the North Sea mid-February and thought a duffel packed with ice would handle the airport and transatlantic flight.
Or it’s a Somalian.
The biggest brain buster is how that fish made it past the Schiphol baggage Nazis
Dude went on the mackerel fishing expedition of his life in the North Sea mid-February and thought a duffel packed with ice would handle the airport and transatlantic flight.
Or it’s a Somalian.
The biggest brain buster is how that fish made it past the Schiphol baggage Nazis
Posted on 2/15/24 at 10:36 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
frick maggots keep the plane going.
Posted on 2/15/24 at 11:38 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
I bet it’s an…interesting…group of folks flying from Amsterdam to fricking Detroit of all places.
Posted on 2/16/24 at 3:20 am to BregmansWheelbarrow
quote:that's a connection flight. I would bet less than 10% are people just going from Detroit to Amsterdam.
I bet it’s an…interesting…group of folks flying from Amsterdam to fricking Detroit of all places.
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