Mystery Illness Forces LA-Bound Plane to Return to London
January 28th, 2016Via: Independent:
An American Airlines flight to Los Angeles was forced to return to London Heathrow after seven flight staff and many passengers collapsed due to mysterious illness.
Passengers were shocked to see flight attendants collapse in the aisles, sparking fears about contamination in the air conditioning.
When Flight AA109 was airborne near Keflavik in Iceland, an announcement in the passenger cabin asked for any doctors onboard to come forward.
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The American Airlines flight landed at Heathrow airport, five hours after it had left.
Passengers were not allowed to disembark while the plane was surrounded by police cars, ambulances and fire crews.
London Ambulance crews checked over six patients who were feeling unwell and discharged them on the scene.
A spokesperson for American Airlines confirmed the plane turned round due to a medical emergency and said it was not security-related.
