A Frontier Airlines flight was evacuated due to an unbearable stench. The plane was supposed to take off from Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Orlando, Florida on Wednesday night, but after takeoff, the pilot decided to evacuate, reports Metro.
Due to the stench, the Airbus A321neo made an emergency landing, and the passengers left the plane using evacuation slides. During the operation, one person was injured and needed medical attention.
A spokesperson for Frontier Airlines apologized for the incident. Passengers were offered a $200 voucher and hotel accommodation for the night. According to the airline, also to the federal authorities the case is reportedthey will also launch their own investigation to uncover the source of the stench.
As we wrote, this is not the first time that unpleasant odors have caused a problem on an airplane. Last September, a family from Detroit was kicked off an American Airlines flight after passengers complained about their body odor. One person involved in the incident said that several people were stopped at the airport to ask if they were really smelly, but the people said they weren’t, so they think there may have been another reason they were taken off.
American Airlines confirmed that the family was indeed denied the flight because several passengers complained about their body odor. According to the airline, the family received a hotel room and a meal voucher for the night, and they were also booked on a flight the next day.
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2024-03-31 07:19:31