Seven American Airlines Flight Attendants Hospitalized with Mysterious Illness

Image: Con el programa de lealtad AAdvantage, de American Airlines, una milla ganada equivale a un punto de lealtad. (Photo via: Flickr/Eric Salard. (Flickr/Eric Salard)
Image: Con el programa de lealtad AAdvantage, de American Airlines, una milla ganada equivale a un punto de lealtad. (Photo via: Flickr/Eric Salard. (Flickr/Eric Salard)
Patrick Clarke
by Patrick Clarke
Last updated: 2:30 PM ET, Tue January 3, 2017

[IMAGECAPTION] PHOTO: Officials are still looking into an illness that struck the flight crew of an American Airlines flight to Orlando. (Photo via Flickr/Eric Salard.) [/IMAGECAPTION]

At least seven flight attendants requested to be hospitalized following an American Airlines flight from Charlotte, North Carolina to Orlando, Florida early Tuesday, ClickOrlando.com reported.

The crew members complained of severe headaches. However, it's unclear what caused the illness, with American confirming there were no toxic fumes, smoke or strange odors aboard the aircraft. The carrier also said the plane would remain in service and is scheduled to fly from Orlando International Airport later Tuesday.

Interestingly, no passengers were affected, according to the airline.

The bizarre situation comes on the heels of a report by the Sunday Times of London detailing a similarly disturbing incident aboard a British Airways flight from San Francisco to London this past October in which multiple flight attendants claimed they were victims of toxic fumes.

In that instance, pilots made an emergency landing in Vancouver less than an hour into the flight.


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Patrick Clarke

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A Maryland native and wanderer who has lived across the U.S. from North Carolina to SoCal, Patrick Clarke graduated from Towson University with a B.S. in journalism. He previously worked for Bleacher

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