6 Passengers Faint on British Airways Flight

Ambulance staff were called to treat six passengers at Heathrow airport after they fainted while on a British Airways flight from the US and authorities say they found nothing suspicious.

None of those assessed needed hospital treatment and all were able to continue their journeys, the airline said.London Ambulance Service was asked to meet the flight from Newark at Terminal Five at 0650 GMT on Saturday.

Emergency services teams initially wore protective suits as it was unclear what had caused the passengers to faint.A British Airways spokeswoman said: “A handful of passengers on the aircraft fainted during the flight.”As a precaution, medical services met the aircraft.”

An investigation is under way into what caused the passengers to faint.

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British Airways Flight Diverted To O’Hare Airport

A Houston-bound British Airways jet was forced to land at O’Hare Airport Sunday afternoon after the pilot reported a situation on the plane. The landing prompted a Hazardous Materials response by the Chicago Fire Department.

An EMS Plan 1 and Level 1 HazMat was called on an O’Hare runway at 2 p.m. as an electrical precautionary measure, according to Fire Media Affairs Cmdr. Will Knight, who said all passengers from the plane were cleared and there were no injuries.

British Airways Flight #195, which originated in London and was headed to Houston, was diverted to O’Hare after the pilot reported a “situation” onboard, according to Dept. of Aviation spokesman Gregg Cunningham.

The Dept. initially received word from the pilot about the diversion at 1:20 p.m. and the plane landed safely at about 1:45 p.m., Cunningham said.

All passengers were de-planed onto the tarmac and taken onto buses to Terminal 5, Cunningham said.

Cunningham did not know the specifics of what situation prompted the diversion.

Fire crews were investigating a potential “flammable” in a cargo area of the plane, according to unconfirmed fire dispatch reports.

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