Several passengers on a Spirit Airlines flight that made an emergency landing in Maryland Wednesday had to be taken to the hospital after an unknown odor was detected onboard.
According to airlines-emergency-landing-bwi-latest/” target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow noopener noreferrer”>CBS Baltimore, the Spirit flight departed from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport en route to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida when the incident occurred.
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Shortly after takeoff at around 7 a.m. local time, the captain of the flight declared an alert for “major difficulties” and turned the plane around for an emergency landing in Maryland.
After the flight landed safely, it was met by members of the BWI Marshall Airport Fire and Rescue Department and Anne Arundel County emergency crews, with seven people needing to be transported to local hospitals.
Officials have not released the conditions of those impacted or if any flight crew members were sickened, but the plane was taken out of service while the incident is being investigated.
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