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Leaking sinks force Virgin Australia plane landing | Leaking sinks force Virgin Australia plane landing |
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A Virgin Australia aircraft bound for Sydney was forced to turn back to Los Angeles and land after sinks on board leaked. | |
Passengers claimed the stench was "unbearable" and said human waste had reached the aisles, however the airline denied this. | Passengers claimed the stench was "unbearable" and said human waste had reached the aisles, however the airline denied this. |
Virgin Australia said the flight was turned around for the comfort of those onboard. | Virgin Australia said the flight was turned around for the comfort of those onboard. |
The airline said safety of passengers was never called into question. | The airline said safety of passengers was never called into question. |
"In accordance with standard operating procedures, the captain made the decision to return to port as a precautionary measure after two of the sinks on board were leaking," the airline said in a statement. | "In accordance with standard operating procedures, the captain made the decision to return to port as a precautionary measure after two of the sinks on board were leaking," the airline said in a statement. |
It did not reveal what had caused the problem. | It did not reveal what had caused the problem. |
A resident of Christchurch, where the plane was headed after Sydney, said the smell was "unbearable". | A resident of Christchurch, where the plane was headed after Sydney, said the smell was "unbearable". |
"We could see it [human waste] it go through the aisles, like it was very obvious," Julia Malley told New Zealand radio. | "We could see it [human waste] it go through the aisles, like it was very obvious," Julia Malley told New Zealand radio. |
However, Virgin has denied there was leakage from the toilets onboard. | However, Virgin has denied there was leakage from the toilets onboard. |
"The onboard toilets operate on a completely separate drainage system," the airline told the Sydney Morning Herald. | "The onboard toilets operate on a completely separate drainage system," the airline told the Sydney Morning Herald. |
"As the issue was with the aircraft sink, and not the toilets, there was no incident of leaked human waste." | "As the issue was with the aircraft sink, and not the toilets, there was no incident of leaked human waste." |
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