Chaos broke out on a flight after maggots began raining on to plane passengers from an overhead compartment.
The “absolutely gross” situation saw the Delta flight forced to make a U-turn about an hour into the nine-hour trip from Amsterdam to Detroit.
Chaos broke out on a flight after maggots began raining on to plane passengers from an overhead compartment.
The “absolutely gross” situation saw the Delta flight forced to make a U-turn about an hour into the nine-hour trip from Amsterdam to Detroit.
“The lady right behind us told the flight attendants the maggots were falling on her head. I turned around and they were wiggling around on the seat… Absolutely gross.”
The passenger added that one of their carry-on bags was next to the “disgusting” one, and that the suspected culprit was still seated and did not exit the plane at the end of the flight.
“I assume [there] are some kind of consequences, but unclear what”, they added.
Another passenger, Kelsey, described her experience in a post on X.
She said she had complained about the “absolutely odd odour” on board, but that the “biggest disappointment” was the lack of attention from the flight attendants.
“They were all sitting around in the crew area laughing and talking when we had been on the plane for close to three hours with not even water offered,” Kelsey said.
The 28-year-old passenger was put on an alternative flight but described the process as a “disaster” after she was stuck in Atlanta waiting to get home.
Delta – described as a “leader in domestic and international travel” on its website – confirmed rotten fish and maggots were in the bag and apologised to the passengers.
“We apologise to the customers of Flight 133 AMS-DTW as their trip was interrupted due to an improperly packed carry-on bag,” the airline told Sky News.
“The aircraft returned to the gate and passengers were placed on the next available flight. The aircraft was removed from service for cleaning.”
Source: https://news.sky.com/story/maggots-raining-on-plane-passengers-force-flight-to-make-u-turn-13071584