This bad situation happened on September 1 on a transatlantic flight from Atlanta (USA) to Barcelona (Spain).
Flight DL194 departed Georgia at 8:47 pm on September 1 as scheduled. But after about 2 hours the pilot of the Aribus A350 asked to return.
Air traffic control recordings show a pilot confirming the situation over the radio. The pilot told air traffic control: “This is a bio-hazardous issue. We had a passenger who had diarrhea during the flight, so they wanted to return to Atlanta.”
The identity of the passenger suffering from diarrhea has not been announced.
The plane had been gone for only 2 hours when it was forced to return. Photo: Twitter
Some people who knew about the incident posted on social networks. One person said the flight was quite bad. The crew had to use disinfectant because the plane “smelled so bad”.
daily mail newspaper Another passenger aboard the Airbus A350 was quoted: “My wife and I were both on the flight. It was a mess. The pilots made the right decision to turn the plane around.”
Sheet New York Post get data from page flight radar 24 The passengers and crew were said to have arrived in Barcelona at 5:10 pm on 4 September, 8 hours later than expected. It is not clear whether the ill passenger was on board the plane when it landed in Spain.
Shortly afterward, Delta management confirmed that there was a “medical issue” with the plane that forced the emergency landing. They sent the plane to Atlanta for cleaning. However, the airline did not say what the medical reason was.
A spokesperson for Delta said: “We worked as quickly and safely as possible to disinfect the entire aircraft and get passengers to their destinations. We sincerely apologize to our customers for the delays and inconvenience during travel. ”
theo New York PostFor the past week, Delta has been facing continuous problems related to flights. On August 29, another airliner bound for Milan, Italy, was diverted to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport due to turbulence, injuring 11 passengers.
