US Airways A332 over Atlantic on May 10th 2014, several crew members ill

Last Update: May 10, 2014 / 17:46:24 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 10, 2014

Classification
Incident

Airline
US Airways

Flight number
US-715

Departure
Venice, Italy

Aircraft Registration
N284AY

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

A US Airways Airbus A330-200, registration N284AY performing flight US-715 from Venice (Italy) to Philadelphia,PA (USA) with 185 people on board, was enroute at FL390 over the Atlantic Ocean about 20 minutes into the crossing when the aircraft turned around and diverted to Dublin (Ireland) reporting a number of crew members and passengers had become ill with nausea and dizziness. The aircraft landed safely on Dublin's runway 28 about one hour later. 9 cabin crew were taken to a hospital.

The remainder of the flight was cancelled, the passengers were taken to hotels.

Passengers tweeted that numerous cabin crew complained about medical issues.

Dublin Airport stated that ambulances and paramedics were dispatched to the airport, 9 cabin crew were taken to hospitals.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 10, 2014

Classification
Incident

Airline
US Airways

Flight number
US-715

Departure
Venice, Italy

Aircraft Registration
N284AY

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

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