Delta Flight DL 194: Unexpected Turnback to Atlanta Due to Passenger Illness

A Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta to Barcelona on Friday night had to turn back because a passenger had a stomach issue. The plane, an Airbus A350, took off as scheduled on the evening of September 1st with 336 passengers on board. However, it had to return over central Virginia due to a passengers

Delta Flight DL 194: Unexpected Turnback to Atlanta Due to Passenger Illness

A Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta to Barcelona on Friday night had to turn back because a passenger had a stomach issue.

The plane, an Airbus A350, took off as scheduled on the evening of September 1st with 336 passengers on board. However, it had to return over central Virginia due to a passenger’s gastrointestinal problem.

The pilot of flight DL 194 informed air traffic control, saying, “We have a biohazard situation on board. A passenger has been unwell and it’s affecting the entire plane. We’re heading back to Atlanta.”

The Airbus 350 landed back at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport a little over two hours after takeoff, according to FlightAware.

Delta stated that the flight was delayed by just over eight hours but eventually reached Barcelona without further issues on Saturday at 5:16 p.m. local time. A spokesperson for Delta apologized to the passengers for the delay and any inconvenience it caused.

This incident is not the only one this summer where passengers had disruptions due to bodily fluids. Air Canada recently issued an apology when two passengers were asked to sit in seats that had not been properly cleaned and were covered in vomit from a previous flight, which occurred on a flight between Las Vegas and Montreal on August 26th.

On June 30th, a passenger on an Air France flight from Paris to Toronto found their seat’s footwell still wet with a previous passenger’s blood and diarrhea. Despite alerting a flight attendant, the passenger was given wet wipes to clean it themselves and had to endure the smell for the remainder of the flight.

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