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| American Airlines London flight diverted after 'chemical spillage' | American Airlines London flight diverted after 'chemical spillage' |
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| A London to Philadelphia flight has been diverted to Dublin after reports of a "chemical spillage" on board. | |
| American Airlines said two crew members and one passenger went to hospital "for evaluation" after flight AA729 from Heathrow landed at 13:15 GMT on Monday. | |
| It added the plane had landed due to an odour "caused by a spilled cleaning solution in the galley." | |
| One passenger wrote on Twitter that the spillage "led to sickness outbreak and an emergency landing". | One passenger wrote on Twitter that the spillage "led to sickness outbreak and an emergency landing". |
| Another passenger wrote that he and dozens of others had been left "standing around" Dublin Airport. | Another passenger wrote that he and dozens of others had been left "standing around" Dublin Airport. |
| A spokeswoman for Dublin airport said the flight was diverted "for a medical emergency". | |
| "As per standard operating procedures there was a full turn-out of Dublin Airport's emergency fire services," she added. | "As per standard operating procedures there was a full turn-out of Dublin Airport's emergency fire services," she added. |
| A second American Airlines flight was met by emergency vehicles after it also was diverted to Dublin on Monday. | |
| The airline said flight 787, from Paris to Charlotte in North Carolina was diverted after a passenger fell ill. | |
| The passenger was taken from the plane for treatment and the flight is scheduled to depart later on Monday, a spokeswoman added. | |
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