The “spoiled food” that sickened passengers on a Delta Air Lines flight and forced an emergency landing in New York City was covered in black mold, sources told The Post Wednesday.
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.
Air traffic controllers initially told the airport that 70 people were sickened but just two dozen were treated for symptoms by EMS. No one was hospitalized.
The 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.
It remains unclear what the contaminated meal was, but Delta confirmed “reports that a portion of the Main Cabin in-flight meal service were spoiled” in a statement.
All 277 of the flight’s passengers were given hotel accommodations for the night and will continue their trip Wednesday evening, sources said.
A passenger named Virginia took to X to insist the accommodations were not enough of a solution.
“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.
Virginia later provided an update saying she’d been booked on a new flight for 4:30 p.m. Thursday.
“Not there yet. 30 hours of travel later, 6am tomorrow. Fingers and toes crossed,” she said.
Delta issued an apology after touchdown.
“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.
