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At slightest 1 British Airways aviator became sick during a formation from India to London aft aggregate unit members reportedly fell sick pursuing an overnight layover successful Hyderabad, India.
The incident took spot earlier this week, connected British Airways Flight BA276 from Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (HYD) to London Heathrow (LHR).
British Airways confirmed to Fox News Digital that 1 of its pilots became unwell during nan flight, but said nan craft continued safely to its destination and that nan information of nan formation was ne'er compromised.
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"The welfare of our colleagues is simply a apical priority, and we are reviewing unit accommodation successful this location pursuing immoderate isolated reports of sickness," nan hose said.
The unit had traveled to Hyderabad connected an earlier flight; they had stayed overnight location arsenic portion of their normal long-haul layover.
British Airways said it is reviewing unit accommodations successful Hyderabad aft isolated reports of sickness emerged involving unit members during a caller long-haul trip. (iStock)
The pilots ate meal together successful nan edifice lounge, according to The Sun — and each of them drank bottled h2o provided by an extracurricular supplier.
The outlet reported that connected nan measurement back to London, nan flight's co-pilot was "incapacitated" and had to beryllium put connected oxygen.
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The outlet besides reported that 2 remaining pilots continued operating nan craft but reportedly became much sick aft landing successful nan U.K.
British Airways did not corroborate those reported specifications erstwhile contacted by Fox News Digital.
British Airways confirmed that 1 of its pilots became unwell during a long-haul flight. (iStock)
The formation lasted astir 10 hours and 30 minutes, according to FlightAware.
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The incident sparked chat online, pinch immoderate users connected a Reddi thread questioning really aggregate pilots could go sick astatine nan aforesaid time.
"Wasn't location a movie made astir this?"
"I thought nan norm was that pilots/captains cannot eat nan aforesaid repast during a flight, successful lawsuit 1 was dodgy," 1 personification speculated. "But it seems this was nan hotel’s meal food [that] sewage them."
"It could besides beryllium nan h2o that’s contaminated," different observed.
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Others couldn't defy drafting comparisons to nan 1980 drama "Airplane!" — which centers connected a formation whose unit is incapacitated by nutrient poisoning.
British Airways emphasized that nan craft continued safely to its destination contempt 1 aviator becoming sick during nan long-haul flight. (iStock)
"Wasn't location a movie made astir this?" 1 personification asked.
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"Yes, nan awesome documentary ‘Airplane!'" a Redditor joked.
Crew members spent nan nighttime successful Hyderabad, seen above, earlier operating nan scheduled British Airways formation backmost to London's Heathrow Airport. (Noah Seelam/AFP via Getty Images)
A 3rd personification wrote, "Surely you can't beryllium serious."
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Another replied pinch nan film's celebrated line: "I americium [serious], and don't telephone maine Shirley."
