The flight attendants reported symptoms including nausea and headaches
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- Seven flight attendants reported nausea and headaches after an unknown odor was detected on a flight to Honolulu on Thursday, Sept. 24
- The attendants were evaluated by medical personnel, but declined transport to an emergency room
- Hawaiian Airlines said in a statement to local outlets that it would inspect the plane before returning the aircraft to service to determine the cause of the odor
Several flight attendants recently became ill aboard a flight to Hawaii after an unknown odor was detected.
The incident occurred during Alaska Airlines Flight 803, operated by Hawaiian Airlines and traveling from Los Angeles to Honolulu on Thursday, Sept. 24, according to local outlets Hawaii News Now, KHON2 News and the Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
Honolulu Emergency Medical Services (EMS) officials told the outlets that they and other emergency agencies responded to Terminal 1 at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport around 12:30 p.m. local time.
The response came after an unknown odor was reported during the flight and several people began feeling ill, according to the outlets.
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After the plane landed, seven Hawaiian Airlines flight attendants were evaluated at the scene after reportedly experiencing symptoms including nausea and headaches.
The flight attendants declined transport to an emergency room while they were being evaluated, EMS told the outlets. It remains unclear what caused their symptoms.
Hawaiian Airlines told Hawaii News Now that the Airbus A330, which was carrying 252 passengers and nine crew members, “arrived without incident” at the airport.
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“Seven flight attendants were evaluated and released by medical personnel,” the airline said in a statement. “No guests required medical attention.”
“Safety is our priority, and we thank the medical professionals for their response,” the airline added.
Hawaiian Airlines also told the outlet that it would inspect the aircraft before “returning it to service.”
PEOPLE has reached out to Hawaiian Airlines and Honolulu EMS for comment.
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A similar incident occurred last week after a strong odor permeated an Air Canada flight from Washington, D.C., to Montreal on Sept. 18.
According to AirLive, the plane was traveling over Philadelphia when the cabin crew reported a suspected lavatory or waste leak in the cabin. Twenty minutes later, the smell had become “nauseating,” according to a message from the flight crew, who noted that the fumes had reached the cockpit.
The flight lasted one hour and 46 minutes before the plane landed in Montreal around 11:45 a.m., according to FlightAware.
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