Flight lands after attendants become ill
Adetokunbo Fakeye with agency report
A US Airways flight, an Airbus A330-200 from Italy to the United States was diverted to Ireland after nine flight attendants became ill, officials said Saturday.
According to flightaware.com, immediately the pilot noticed there was medical complaints he switched gears over the Atlantic Ocean and made an emergency landing Saturday afternoon at Dublin Airport.
The US Airways spokeswoman, Michelle Mohr said, nine flight attendants aboard the US Airways Flight 715 complained of “nausea, running eyes and dizziness, while traveling from Venice to Philadelphia.
“There are no reports of illness from pilots or passengers and we are re-accommodating our customers on other flights to Philadelphia,” said Mohr.
Medical professionals according to report were evaluating the flight attendants at a local hospital.
There were a total of 185 passengers on board the flight.
Dublin Airport Authority confirms that the aircraft will remain there overnight. Some passengers may have been offered accommodations overnight in Dublin