Seven flight attendants reported nausea and headaches after an unknown odor was detected aboard an Alaska Airlines–operated Airbus A330 flying from Los Angeles to Honolulu. The plane landed at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport around 12:30 p.m.; EMS evaluated the crew outside Terminal 1 and all declined hospital transport. The flight carried 252 passengers and nine crew, no passengers required medical attention, and the airline will inspect the aircraft while the cause remains undetermined. The incident follows a separate fumes-related diversion earlier that week.
Seven Flight Attendants Fall Ill After Unknown Odor Forces Hawaii Flight Inspection
7 Flight Attendants Fall Ill From Mystery Odor on Alaska Airlines Flight to Hawaii
Seven flight attendants reported nausea and headaches after an unknown cabin odor was detected aboard an Alaska Airlines–operated flight to Honolulu, officials said. The Airbus A330, operating as Hawaiian Airlines under the two carriers' shared parent company, Alaska Air Group, landed safely and was met by emergency responders.
What happened
The flight departed Los Angeles and touched down at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport around 12:30 p.m. Thursday. Honolulu Emergency Medical Services and other agencies were on site when the aircraft arrived. Paramedics and EMTs evaluated seven flight attendants outside Terminal 1 after they complained of nausea and headaches; all declined transport to a hospital and were released following assessment. According to the airline, the flight carried 252 passengers and nine crew members; no passengers required medical attention.
Airline response and investigation
The carrier described the report only as a cabin odor and said it will inspect the aircraft before returning it to service. As of Friday, the airline had not identified the source of the smell. Officials emphasized that the plane landed without further incident and that initial medical evaluations did not indicate severe injuries.
Context
The report follows a separate incident earlier that week, when a Delta Air Lines flight from Maui to Seattle diverted to Honolulu after passengers and crew reported fumes; several people experienced headaches and nausea on that flight and three were taken to a hospital. Authorities are treating the two events as separate: they involved different carriers and different aircraft.
Bottom line
Investigators and the airline continue to look into the source of the odor. For now, passengers and crew walked away without hospitalization, and the airline has committed to a thorough inspection before the aircraft returns to service.
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