American Airlines Plane Diverts 3 Hours Into Transatlantic Flight After 6 of 9 Crew Members Start Feeling Ill

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• The flight was diverted to Dublin after six of nine flight attendants reported feeling dizzy or ill mid-flight

• Paramedics evaluated the affected crew and one passenger upon landing and all were later released

• A similar incident involving toxic odors occurred on another American Airlines flight in June, prompting a diversion

An American Airlines flight from Rome to Philadelphia was diverted to Dublin after flight attendants became ill from an odor on the plane.

Flight AA719 took off from Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport (FCO) en route to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) on Saturday when six of the nine flight attendants on board began feeling dizzy or ill, American Airlines confirmed in a statement to PEOPLE. The odor was associated with an oven on board, per the airline.

The flight was about three hours into its transatlantic journey before being diverted to Dublin.

“Paramedics met the aircraft at the gate out of an abundance of caution and the flight attendants and one customer were evaluated and subsequently released,” American’s statement said. The impacted customers were provided hotel accommodations before continuing on alternative flights to Philadelphia.

This diversion comes after a similar, unrelated incident in June, in which American Airlines flight 5907 from Rochester, New York, to Philadelphia was diverted to Syracuse, N.Y., after several passengers and crew membersreported toxic odors coming from the cockpit.

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The pilots reported feeling “nauseated” in dispatches from the Onondaga County 911 Center, according to a syracuse.com report.

Flight 5907 landed in Syracuse without incident and an unknown number of passengers and crew members were evaluated by paramedics upon arrival.

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