British Airways A320 near Frankfurt on Jun 18th 2019, fumes injure passengers and cabin crew
Last Update: June 18, 2019 / 23:01:31 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 18, 2019
Classification
Accident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-2562
Departure
London Gatwick, United Kingdom
Destination
Dalaman, Turkey
Aircraft Registration
G-MEDK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Parents of a passenger reported their child had called them from an ambulance advising a lot of people had fainted, others were vomitting and others were suffering from heavy nose bleeding. People were taken to ambulances on stretchers. The odour reminded of a massive fuel leak.
The airline confirmed an odour event, a number of passengers and crew were assessed at local medical facilities.
A replacement A320-200 registration G-GATH was dispatched to Frankfurt, resumed the flight and reached Dalaman with a delay of about 7.5 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 18, 2019
Classification
Accident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-2562
Departure
London Gatwick, United Kingdom
Destination
Dalaman, Turkey
Aircraft Registration
G-MEDK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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