Spirit A321 at Baltimore on Apr 24th 2019, odour on board

Last Update: April 24, 2019 / 22:09:25 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 24, 2019

Classification
Accident

Flight number
NK-301

Aircraft Registration
N679NK

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

A Spirit Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration N679NK performing flight NK-301 from Baltimore,MD to Fort Lauderdale,FL (USA), was climbing out of Baltimore when the crew stopped the climb at FL240 and decided to return to Baltimore reporting an unknown odour on board, medical services were needed to meet the aircraft after landing. The aircraft landed safely on Baltimore's runway 33L about 35 minutes after departure.

Baltimore Airport reported 7 people were taken to a hospital.

The airline confirmed an unknown odour on board, they are not aware of any passengers having been taken to hospitals.

The sector was cancelled.

A replacement A321-200 registration N668NK performed the second sector of the flight from Fort Lauderdale to San Juan (Puerto Rico) on schedule.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 24, 2019

Classification
Accident

Flight number
NK-301

Aircraft Registration
N679NK

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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