Sickening Odor Forces American Airlines Flight Back To Phoenix

PHOENIX, AZ — A Baltimore-bound American Airlines flight from Phoenix was forced to turn back shortly after takeoff Friday morning after a noxious smell spread through the plane, sickening two flight attendants.

Paramedics were on standby to treat the passengers and crew at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix.

According to ABC15 Arizona, passengers aboard flight 1100 began to complain of a burnt rubber smell, and crew members began to feel nauseous and dizzy.

The Phoenix Fire Department reported that the odor went away after takeoff, but the flight returned out of an abundance of caution.

The flight was back at the airport at 9:45 a.m. Friday.

The plane was slated to arrive at BWI at 4:05 p.m. According to BWI's flight tracker, the plane would be landing instead at 7:07 p.m. on Friday.

The two flight attendants who felt sick were evaluated and found to have stable vital signs, according to Fox 10 Phoenix, which reported the 146 passengers and crew members were put on a different plane.

Meanwhile, back in Baltimore there was definitely a smell of burning. Firefighters around BWI were conducting a live fire training drill Friday morning.

— By Paige Austin and Elizabeth Janney

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