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Another Alaska Airlines flight odor sickens passengers, crew


FILE -- Alaska Airlines Boeing 737s at Sea-Tac Airport (Photo: KOMO News)
FILE -- Alaska Airlines Boeing 737s at Sea-Tac Airport (Photo: KOMO News)
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BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — An Alaska Airlines flight was diverted to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport after a foul odor sickened some passengers and crew members.

The flight from Chicago to Seattle made the unscheduled landing about 7 p.m. Wednesday. The flight was canceled and passengers were rebooked on other flights to Seattle.

Airport spokesman Patrick Hogan says the smell was much like burnt plastic, but the source of it has not been identified. He says some people were having trouble breathing.

Eight people, including six crew members, were medically evaluated at the airport and four were taken to a hospital.

Flight 51 was carrying 144 passengers.

It's the second time this week a strong odor sickened those on board an Alaska Flight. On Tuesday, an Alaska Airlines flight bound for Orange County from Seattle was diverted back to Sea-Tac Airport after a cabin odor caused symptoms among the flight crew.

Three members of the flight crew were taken to Highline Hospital to be checked out as a precaution.



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