USVI-On-Line

If so, sorry for your scare and hope all is well with you now.


Dozen sickened on flight from USVI to NC
January 17, 2010 16:17 EST

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Emergency and fire crews responded to a major North Carolina airport after about a dozen passengers and crew members complained of sickness.

WCNC-TV reported that seven US Airways crew members were taken from Charlotte-Douglas International Airport Saturday night after they complained of headaches and nausea.

The crew members had been onboard a plane that had just arrived from St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Five passengers from that flight were treated on the scene.

Shortly after the plane took off from St. Thomas, crew members noticed a slight odor on board and alerted authorities in Charlotte.

Investigators are working to determine what caused the odor, and the plane has been taken out of service.

Information from: WCNC-TV, http://www.wcnc.com/

That doesn't sound good Iprof. I can't even imagine what caused it.

Gina

This wouldnt be the first time and its really scary, so many stories about toxic airline air... here is just one example...

http://www.myfoxchicago.com/dpp/news/sp ... -chemicals

I have never heard of this.

"There are chemicals that are in hydraulic fluid or jet fuel that can get brought into the air of the aircraft,” Harrison, said. "This problem occurs when the mechanical system of the aircraft malfunctions and these products, when they're burned, get into the air supply system and are circulated around the cabin air."

The contaminated air, Harrison said, is similar to what you would find in dangerous pesticides. And they can lead to temporary symptoms that may be confused with jet lag, or more chronic neurological problems like headaches, dizziness and loss of memory and concentration.

Harrison said “the name for it is aero toxic syndrome.”

Is there an update?

Gina

Not sure why there was illness on Flight 1041, but a link to seemingly credible info on aerotoxic syndrome is

http://www.aerotoxic.org/index.php/abou ... c-syndrome

I have a good friend who is a Usair pilot, I'm going to ask him.

Posted: Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010

"The US Airways Boeing 767 plane where 15 people got sick Jan. 16 had been taken out of service twice in recent weeks for a foul odor."


Read the rest at
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/breaki ... 91873.html

lprof wrote:Posted: Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010

"The US Airways Boeing 767 plane where 15 people got sick Jan. 16 had been taken out of service twice in recent weeks for a foul odor."

Reason 47 why I won't fly US Air. I've had some really crappy planes with them. This is a new one though.

what if the pilots had gotten sick?

Update:
Posted: Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010

"The US Airways Boeing 767 plane where 15 people got sick Jan. 16 had been taken out of service twice in recent weeks for a foul odor."

Read the rest at
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/breaki ... 91873.html

djmom wrote:what if the pilots had gotten sick?

I think I saw a pilot being transported to the ambulance in a video when this first happened.


pipanale said
"Reason 47 why I won't fly US Air. I've had some really crappy planes with them. This is a new one though."

Unfortunately, US Air is not the only carrier having this problem.

Great, another reason to not fly US Air.
Up until now, it was just sitting on the plane for three hours and losing my luggage!