DENVER — United Airlines said it is “monitoring reports” after dozens of employees at Denver International Airport reportedly fell ill after eating a company-provided meal on Christmas Day.
According to a letter from the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA), Council 9, which represents Denver and Phoenix, received “numerous reports from members who may have become ill” after eating that holiday meal in Denver on Wednesday.
According to AFA, there were 492 holiday meals provided to flight attendants, and 24 people reported symptoms “consistent with that of food poisoning.”
Association of Flight Attendants Previously, the AFA believed around “200 employees” had been impacted. However, in its update, the AFA adjusted that number to 24, “far fewer than our original estimate of those affected and which we reported in last night’s newsletter.”
Denver7 spoke with a flight attendant who did not want to share his identity due to fear of retaliation. The employee said he felt sick and started suffering from nausea and diarrhea shortly after eating the plate of food.