If you feared airplane food couldn’t get worse, a passenger on an Air Canada flight Monday evening from Victoria to Toronto found what appeared to be a sewing needle in a prepackaged sandwich, an airline spokesperson has confirmed.
“Safety is always our top priority so we are taking this matter very seriously,” Air Canada spokesperson Peter Fitzpatrick wrote in an email. “We immediately contacted the caterers that provision our flights, and a full investigation is under way.”
Fitzpatrick said the airline has had no other reports of similar incidents and will work closely with the police in their investigation. He declined to comment further while the investigation goes on.
Monday’s discovery comes two weeks after similar needles were discovered in sandwiches served on four Delta Air Line flights leaving from Amsterdam. The FBI and Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport have opened criminal investigations.
