Alaska Airlines diverts as cabin crew gets ill

ALASKA AIRLINES EMBRAER E175LR N641QX (MSN 17000761)

An Alaska Airlines flight was forced to turn around before reaching its destination after four attendants fell very sick due to an 'unknown smell on the aircraft'.

A flight travelling to Seattle (SEA/KSEA) from Lihue, Kauai (LIH/PHLI) made a landing in Honolulu (HNL/PHNL), after four members of staff had to be treated by paramedics and taken to hospital. Honolulu EMS later said that the attendants had shown symptoms of nausea and disturbed coordination.

In a statement, Alaska Airlines confirmed that none of the other crew members, including pilots, or any of the 119 passengers fell ill. After the emergency stopover, the plane was flown to Seattle without any of the passengers for inspection. The Airlines confirmed that it is working to re-accommodate passengers on other flights to Seattle. It remains unclear whether the attendants are still in the hospital and what caused them to be ill.

This comes just months after another Alaska Airlines flight destined for Phoenix returned to Portland International Airport in Oregon after fumes were detected in the cabin of that flight.


Aircraft Information:

Airline: Alaska Airlines

Code: AS/ASA

Aircraft: Boeing 737-890

Registration: N533AS

Serial Number: 35201

Engines:

First Flew: December 2010

Age: 13 Years Old