- LINTHICUM, Md. - Several
passengers became ill aboard a Southwest Airlines flight from Houston as
it was approaching Baltimore-Washington International Airport Thursday
night, an airline spokeswoman said.
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- The spokeswoman, Brandy King, said she did not know how
many passengers were stricken, what made them ill or how serious the illness
was.
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- Southwest Flight 1283 landed as scheduled at BWI around
10:30 p.m. and was met on the ground by emergency medical personnel, King
said.
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- According to broadcast reports, one or more passengers
aboard the plane were unconscious, and at least one was transported to
a local hospital.
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- http://www.dfw.com/mld/startelegram/news/state/9166038.htm
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- 7-16-4
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- LINTHICUM, Md. -- A plane
landed at Baltimore-Washington International Airport late Thursday night
apparently with several people unconscious.
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- A Southwest Airlines flight from Houston that was supposed
to dock at BWI's Gate C11 is 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. It is unclear as to why the people were possibly
unconscious.
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- But airline officials told 11 News that one person was
passed out on the plane and others may have been sick. 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.
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- As many as four Anne Arundel County medic units and at
least one Baltimore County medic unit remain on standby status, but officials
from both county departments said they did not transport anyone to hospitals.
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- 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.
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- Watch 11 News throughout the morning, and refresh this
page often, for updates.
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- Stay with TheWBALChannel.com and WBAL-TV 11 News for
the latest updates for this developing report. Copyright 2004 by TheWBALChannel.com.
All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten
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- http://www.thewbalchannel.com/news/3536051/detail.htm
l?z=dp&dpswid=2266479&dppid=68758
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- and...
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- 10 Passengers Sickened On Plane At BWI
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- Fire officials say ten people have been overcome by fumes
aboard a plane that sat on the runway Thursday night at BWI.
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- Officials told a local television station that four people
were transported from the scene in critical condition, and six others were
in serious condition.
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- Others aboard the plane reportedly complained of upset
stomach and lightheadedness.
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- Fire crews from Anne Arundel, Howard and Baltimore counties
were on the scene Thursday night as well.
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- The plane reportedly was a Southwest Airlines flight
from Houston that arrived around 10:45 pm with 125 people aboard.
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- Copyright 2004 Associated Press. All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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- http://www.wusatv9.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=31371
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- Something Doesn't Add Up
- From Peter7-16-4
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- Hi Jeff,
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- How do they go from 10 passengers being seriously ill
with four in critical condition and six in serious condition, apparently
from "fumes", to only a few passengers becoming ill---one from
possible "food poisoning", one from a "previous medical
condition" and a few others getting sick by a "chain reaction"?
Something does not add up. Are these people just very confused, or what?
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- Of course the first thought on everyone's mind is, "Was
this a chemical or biological attack?" Who can tell with piss-poor
reporting like this?
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- 11:30 pm: "Fire officials say ten people have been
overcome by fumes aboard a plane that sat on the runway Thursday night
at BWI."
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- "Officials told a local television station that
four people were transported from the scene in critical condition, and
six others were in serious condition. "
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- 12:30 am: "At least two passengers became ill aboard
a Southwest Airlines flight from Houston as it was approaching Baltimore-Washington
International Airport Thursday night, an airline spokesman said. Matt Haffner,
regional director for Dallas-based Southwest Airlines, said a woman who
was ill before she boarded the plane fainted before Flight 1283 landed
at BWI about 10:30 p.m.
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- In an unrelated incident, Haffner said, a passenger with
"medical issues" became ill when the plane landed. She was taken
to a local hospital as a precaution, he said."
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- 12:46 am:
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- "B-W-I spokeswoman Cheryl Stewart says one person
became ill on the plane, and there was a domino effect, with four to seven
others getting sick after that.
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- The first person who became ill was taken to a hospital.
The others were evaluated at the scene. "
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- Weirdness abounds. I am betting the firemen gave lousy
info, but anything is possible nowadays. Figured I'd capture these articles
in case they ended up missing in action.
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- Best always,
Peter
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- Comment
- From Marilyn Guinnane
7-17-4
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- Hi Jeff,
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- Speaking as a former flight attendant, IMO it sounds
as if this aircraft was involved in an insidious decompression.
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- Southwest doesn't serve food, for starters, (just peanuts
and such, or at least that was the company policy last time I flew SW)
and besides, food poisoning doesn't cause one to become unconscious. And
fumes aboard an airplane? What fumes?
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- In an isidious decompression, euphoria sets in and you
go to sleep. Without oxygen administered, you die. I would imagine the
warning system had the cockpit members on oxygen. In the cabin? Masks
are likelier to fall in a rapid decompression and could conceivably require
manual triggering from the flight attendants in an isidious one. I don't
know what type aircraft was involved.
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