Ten people require medical attention after crew of Frontier Airlines flight reports fumes in the cockpit – VisionSafe

Ten people require medical attention after crew of Frontier Airlines flight reports fumes in the cockpit

Source: www.avherald.com

A Frontier Airbus A321-200, registration N702FR performing flight F9-1851 from Islip,NY to Myrtle Beach,SC (USA) with 218 people on board, was climbing out of Islip when the crew stopped the climb at FL220 reporting fumes in the cockpit. The aircraft returned to Islip for a safe landing 15 minutes later. A member of the cabin crew and 2 passengers were taken to a hospital, 7 passengers were treated at the airport. The FAA reported the crew declared emergency due to fumes in the cockpit.

The airline reported an odour was detected in the cabin, there was no smoke, the aircraft landed safely. One member of the crew and 2 passengers were taken to a hospital for medical evaluation. 7 passengers were treated at the airport. The flight was cancelled. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 6 hours after landing back.

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