CHARLOTTE — MEDIC transported seven patients from Charlotte Douglas Airport to area hospitals following an incident involving inhalation symptoms.
The incident occurred on an American Airlines aircraft.
Six of the patients were reported to have minor symptoms, while one was in serious condition.
According to MEDIC, one of those patients was a gate agent, and the others were crew members.
The exact nature of the incident remains unclear.
However, MEDIC said there was an unknown odor, possibly jet fuel, that caused the symptoms.
American Airlines issued the following statement:
On June 27, prior to customers boarding flight 2055 from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), an odor was reported. Crew members received medical attention on site and were transported to a nearby hospital where they were evaluated and released. The aircraft was taken out of service to be inspected by our maintenance team.
No additional details have been made available.
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