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Four Alaska Airlines flight attendants became sick on flight AS810 between Lihue Airport (LIH) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA). The sickness was severe enough that the flight was forced to divert to Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) on September 12th.
Hawaii News Now reports that the four female flight attendants (ages 28 to 59) had symptoms of nausea and disturbed coordination from an unknown smell on the aircraft. The flight attendants were fine until the aircraft was in flight and then they became ill. What’s odd is that the 119 passengers and two pilots on the Boeing 737-800 aircraft exhibited no symptoms and did not need medical attention. All four are reportedly in stable condition. Passengers were re-accommodated on flights from Honolulu.
This is not the first time that this has happened to an Alaska Airlines crew departing Hawaii. Back in November 2022, Paddle Your Own Kanoo shared that two flight attendants were incapacitated after encountering a strange odor on flight AS952. The flight from Kahului Airport (OGG) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) was also operated by a Boeing 737-800 and only the two flight attendants were impacted. This also caused a diversion to Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) and they were fine shortly after receiving medical attention.
A Los Angeles Times study found that more than 400 passengers and flight attendants (on flights operated within the United States) were sickened by “toxic fumes” between January 2018 and December 2019. Flight attendants made up the majority of those impacted and the cause of the fumes has not been determined.
Anthony’s Take: It’s good that the four flight attendants were able to quickly recover from whatever caused them to fall ill. I have to wonder what fumes are on the aircraft and why flight attendants are the ones impacted (it makes me think it’s something in the galley).
(Featured Image Credit: Alaska Airlines.)
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