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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Chump don’ want no help, chump don’t GET da help!
Funniest thread I’ve ever seen here, And I’ve been here a long time! LOL!!!
First class gets meals.
“Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action”.
- Ian Fleming (Goldfinger)
If there were a group that hated the West and wanted to attack airlines, I might start to get concerned. Fortunately, we know that followers of the Religion of Peace would not harm anyone - they love us as much as Obama himself does.
“Now you get a small plate of cheese, crackers and fruit that you have to pay money for.”
Not to sound snarky, but I doubt they were feeding you lasagna for free.
Anyhoo, they still feed you good food and Champaign on first class... I’ve heard. Fork over 4x, ditch the poor peoples’ cabin, and you receive free luxury meals and enough legroom.
Avoid 777 for safe measures.
This really sounds like a pressurization problem...lack of oxygen ....note that the people moving around the most were affected first...
Landing in Iceland.
Runway length at Keflavik might enter into the decision. The 777 had already burned four hours of fuel so one would think they could get off from Keflavik if they did not refuel though. Iceland does get international flights after all.
It is likely a slow leak from a pressure seal. This can happen because of dry rot, or an improper lubricant got into the seal, or just because it was not swapped out after its expiration date.
Runway is 10,000 feet and the airport is fairly sizable (35 gates) with lots of large jet flights. This is all probably nothing, but maybe not everything that happened on the plane is being reported.
Yep... Mustard gas is great for cleaning ovens.
“Affecting crew more than passengers.”
That’s definitely fishy and concerning.
Cuddy say he can’t hang!
Hahahahaha I love it!
It was quite funny.
LOL, I just love those movies!
Shut up, you're dead now! /Monty Python>
I may have to make that my screen saver...
Drunk
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