This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-37761980
The article has changed 4 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
Version 0 | Version 1 |
---|---|
British Airways jet diverted to Vancouver over 'sick crew' | |
(35 minutes later) | |
A British Airways flight from San Francisco to London was diverted to Vancouver after members of the crew became ill, the airline says. | |
It added that "a number of cabin crew and two passengers" were being medically checked as a precaution following the Monday night incident. | |
The cause of the incident is unclear. There has been no confirmation over how many people the Airbus A380 carried. | |
Images showed emergency vehicles surrounding the plane on the tarmac. | Images showed emergency vehicles surrounding the plane on the tarmac. |
The flight departed at 19:13 on Monday (02:13 GMT) and landed in the Canadian city several hours later. | |
Laura Kohli, a spokeswoman for Vancouver Coastal Health hospitals, told Canadian broadcaster CBC that 25 people had been taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation. | |
BA said passengers had been put up in hotels and would be rebooked on other flights. |