A contaminated ham omelette loaded in Anchorage sickened 196 passengers on a transatlantic jumbo jet, and the two pilots who skipped it kept the cockpit healthy so the airliner landed safely

The breakfast tray looked the same in seat after seat. Ham and omelette, prepared in an airline catering kitchen in Anchorage and loaded during the stopover. Up front, the captain and first officer passed on it and asked for steak. Their body clocks said dinner, not breakfast. They were still running on Alaska time. That … Read more