Author Topic: AAL: DCA-ORD Makes Emergency Landing in DAY After At Least Two Passengers Faint  (Read 5320 times)

Offline RUbble88

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Via CNN:
"Jetliner makes emergency landing after passengers faint"
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/04/01/jetliner-makes-emergency-landing-after-passengers-faint/
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"Shortly after American Flight 547 left Reagan National Airport in Washington bound for Chicago, two flight attendants reported feeling dizzy, WDTN reported, citing American spokesman Tim Smith. Pilots dropped oxygen masks in the cabin, but at least two and as many as four passengers fainted, according to the CNN affiliate reports."

"An American Airlines 737 jetliner with 134 passengers aboard made an emergency landing in Dayton, Ohio, Friday morning after passengers became ill and at least two fainted, CNN affiliates in Dayton reported."

More Including Cameraphone Pic From Seat 19E on Plane (O2 Masks Visible)
http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/dayton-news/plane-with-sick-passengers-makes-emergency-landing-in-dayton-1124217.html

Some TV News Video
http://www.wdtn.com/dpp/news/local/plane-makes-emergency-landing-in-dayton

http://www.whiotv.com/news/27396144/detail.html
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"Airline officials said the plane may have a depressurization problem. Shortly after the plane took off from Washington D.C., flight attendants became dizzy and asked the pilot to drop the oxygen masks. Four passengers didn’t get their masks on and passed out, an airline spokesperson said."



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Here is the story of Avherald  http://www.avherald.com/h?article=43a42f9d&opt=0

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An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N913AN performing flight AA-547 from Washington National,DC to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA) with 134 passengers and 6 crew, stopped climb out of Washington at FL280 due to complaints about bad quality of cabin air but continued towards Chicago.

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The airport reported that passengers had complained about bad quality of air on board. At least one person started to suffer from asthma, five needed medical attention, some but not all of them were taken to a hospital.