About 100 Airbus Atlantic employees fall ill after Christmas party: reports

About 100 Airbus Atlantic workers fell in poor health after a company-organized Christmas celebration in France earlier this month, in line with a spokesperson for the European aeronautics firm.

“Round 100 Airbus Atlantic workers have been taken in poor health after contracting a food-borne sickness after consuming the company-organized Christmas lunch,” an Airbus Atlantic spokesperson advised multiple outlets.

The spokesperson didn’t specify the kind of meals that led to the sickness on Dec. 15. No workers suffered severe sicknesses, and all returned to work the next week, the spokesperson stated.

The variety of these sick differs from that of French well being authorities, who reportedly stated greater than 700 workers have been believed to have handled vomiting and diarrhea, BBC News reported.

Established in 2022, Airbus Atlantic is an entirely owned Airbus subsidiary and employs 13,000 individuals throughout 5 international locations and three continents. Airbus Atlantic has a plant in Santo Tirso in Portugal.

The spokesperson advised The Hill that French well being authorities are main the investigation into the sickness, writing, “This seems to be an remoted occasion and all workers are recovering effectively.”

“The well being of our workers stays our main concern and we’re totally cooperating with the ARS well being company to establish the reason for the sickness and guarantee this can’t occur once more sooner or later,” the spokesperson added.

The Hill has reached out to Airbus for remark.