Overview
- Passengers and crew on BA2204 from the Dominican Republic reported a strong smell near the back of the cabin during the overnight leg to London Gatwick.
- A flight attendant who felt dizzy and nauseous was taken to hospital as a precaution, while others felt unwell but did not need treatment.
- Engineers examined the Boeing 777-200 after landing, and no cause for the odour has been confirmed.
- British Airways said the health and wellbeing of customers and crew is its top priority and that it is looking into what happened.
- Some passengers feared carbon monoxide, but reports note the gas is odourless and fume events on airliners remain a wider safety concern under regulatory scrutiny and recent litigation.