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Incident at Baltimore's BW Airport
Found at Little Green Footballs; see here for their thread on the incident.A passenger apparently vomited onboard a plane just before it landed at Baltimore-Washington International Airport late Thursday night. A Southwest Airlines flight from Houston that was supposed to dock at BWI's Gate C11 was initially reported to have as many as 12 people onboard who were not conscious when the plane landed, WBAL-TV 11 News reporter John Sherman reported. But airline officials told 11 News that one person was passed out on the plane after vomiting. That set off an apparent chain reaction as five others also became ill. The first person refused treatment at the scene after the plane landed, but at least one person was reported to have been transported to a local hospital, 11 News reported. Airline officials believe the illness may be food-related. Fire-rescue crews from Baltimore and Anne Arundel counties responded to the airport, where as many as 20 ambulances were observed, Sherman reported. As many as four Anne Arundel County medic units and at least one Baltimore County medic unit remain on standby status as of 11:30 p.m. Sherman reported seeing two planes possibly on the airport's runway, surrounded by police vehicles. Since the incident, air traffic at BWI has been slow. In fact, Sherman reported at 11 p.m. that he had not seen a plane land or take off from the airport since arriving at the scene. I have no idea whether this is significant or not. I guess we'll find out in the next couple of days.
Posted by: Phil Fraering 2004-07-16 |
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