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American Airlines Plane Forced to Land After 6 Crew Members Fall Ill

The aircraft was around three hours into its flight when there were reports of an “odor” in the cabin.

An American Airlines flight flying from Rome to Philadelphia was forced to land in Ireland after six of the nine flight attendants fell sick on board. Flight AA-719 departed Rome Fiumicino Airport and was in the air for roughly three hours before it had to divert to Dublin on Saturday afternoon. American Airlines said that a majority of the cabin crew reported feeling unwell after a “reported odor” was detected aboard the Boeing 787. One of the 281 passengers aboard the flight also reported feeling ill during the flight. After landing safely, the airline said paramedics met the aircraft at the gate “out of an abundance of caution.” The six flight attendants and passengers were evaluated and subsequently released. All passengers were then put in hotels and rebooked onto another flight to Philadelphia the following day. It is unclear what caused the smell during the flight, or whether it caused the crew to fall ill. Aviation insider @XJonNYC first reported on the crew members feeling dizzy and unwell during the transatlantic flight on X.