Posted on 01/29/2016 1:40:56 PM PST by bigtoona
American Airlines forced to ground a plane for the second time after members of the crew and passengers on board suffered from a mystery illness
Unnerved passengers feared for their lives after a plane was forced to make an emergency landing when passengers and crew passed out mid-flight.
The American Airlines flight, which was flying from Brazil to the United States, was travelling at a height of more than 30,000ft when three members of staff became ill.
This is the second time this week that the US airline has been forced to ground a plane as a result of a mystery illness on board .
According to reports, Flight 904 which left Rio de Janeiro for Miami around 11pm yesterday, but was forced to change direction and land in Brasilia, Brazil.
Four people complained of lightheadedness sparking fears there could be contaminated air on board.
Pilots were then forced to ground the plane 580 miles away from its destination.
A source said: ""We made an emergency landing because crew members and passengers passed out and became unwell.
"It sounds exactly like what happened on the other flight with us not being allowed off the plane for two hours.
"One of the crew said something about oven cleaner reacting badly."
The Boeing 777 aircraft is believed to be the same as another one which was grounded following a 'medical emergency' on Wednesday.
The plane - a Boeing 777 - is thought to be the same model as the one that was forced to divert back to London Heathrow following a 'medical emergency' on Wednesday.
The American Airlines flight which had been scheduled to land in Los Angeles, California turned back to London after 15 people on board fell ill.
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First the earth cooled. And then the dinosaurs came, but they got too big and fat, so they all died and they turned into oil. And then the Arabs came and they bought Mercedes Benzes. And Prince Charles started wearing all of Lady Di's clothes. I couldn't believe it.
Ok, I posted the first time and was thinking it was nothing - twice in a row is likely jihadis with nerve gas.
"HE'S COMING RIGHT AT US!!!!"
Once is an accident. Twice is coincidence. Three times is an enemy action.
Poor writing.
Is the plane the SAME, or merely the same MODEL? I’m about as unclear after reading as before.
Because who wants to be stuck in Iceland when you can be stuck in a hub. (BA and AA are partners and it would be fairly easy to move passengers to the US in the off season from London. Iceland may have required an empty plane sent from the US if the aircraft or crew had to be taken out of service.)
No knee-jerk Islam comments needed.
If this is the same airline, same model and maybe even the same plane, that indicates some kind of problem with said craft. Could include mistake in maintenance.
Actually helps to have more than 1 incident to narrow down possibilities.
Probably a cabin pressure leak.
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Surely, you can't be serious.
Only in the US, they still feed you on international flights, even short ones.
Well, if that was the decision process, then it wasn't a real medical emergency. If someone died or made much worse with such a decision, the airline would be open to not only bad PR, but also liability, I would think.
Not on 2 different aircraft - even of the same model.
Far too many 777s flying out there for a mechanical issue causing pressure leaks with no detection (I work in aircraft certification for a living).
And don’t call me Shirley
“........... followed by uncontrollable flatulence.”
I think the first plane was a London flight, so its probably not the same plane. There is no way this is a coincidence...or at least there is a very low chance.
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