Aer Lingus flight to London Heathrow returned to Dublin following fumes in the cabin.
The flight #EI166 to London Heathrow departed Sunday, March 10 2024 at 13:25 GMT from Dublin Airport.
The A320 (registration EI-DEM) departed the runway 10 and climbed to 29,000 ft over the Irish Sea and entered UK airspace.
But 40 minutes into the flight, the crew contacted ATC reporting ‘fumes’ according to Shauns_Aviation.
The pilots informed ATC that they believed it was from the engines and turned around over to come back to Dublin where the aircraft landed on the same runway, only 42 minutes after take-off.
Crew members of this flight and at least some passengers apparently received treatment in hospital following this incident.
According to an Aer Lingus Captain, the 6 crew members and the passengers were ‘poisoned today by toxic fume’.
A special word to our 6 colleagues and their passengers who were poisoned today by toxic fume on an Aer Lingus aircraft. Having been there, we are here for you. Enough now Aer Lingus, this has gone too far.
— Tom O'Riordan (@ToxicAer) March 10, 2024
The pilot apparently faced this situation on June 5th 2023, claiming he was poisoned by toxic air while operating as captain on an Aer Lingus flight.
He claims that toxic fume poisoning, also known as ‘Aerotoxic Syndrome’, is a real and present danger on flights. It occurs when heated engine oil or other aircraft fluids contaminate the air supply.
UPDATE Aer Lingus sent a statement to AIRLIVE:
Yesterday, Aer Lingus flight EI166 to London Heathrow experienced a technical issue and returned to Dublin Airport, landing normally. No medical treatment was required for crew following assessment. Aer Lingus re-accommodated all passengers yesterday.