Plane Turns Around Over Smell of Passenger's Spoiled Food

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A Delta Air Lines flight turned around due to the smell of a passenger's food

The Salt Lake City-bound flight returned to Los Angeles for the "safety" of customers and crew

A Delta spokesperson confirmed that the spoiled food was brought onboard by a passenger and not part of the in-flight food and beverage service

A Salt Lake City-bound flight had to turn around mid flight due to an “unpleasant odor.”

On Saturday, Oct. 18, Delta Air Lines flight 2311 from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City was forced to divert because a passenger brought spoiled food on board, ABC4 and KSL reported.

A Delta spokesperson told PEOPLE, “As nothing is more important than the safety of our customers and people, our crew followed standard procedures to safely return to Los Angeles after an unp