{"id":187990,"date":"2023-10-19T18:50:18","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T18:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/?p=187990"},"modified":"2023-10-19T18:50:18","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T18:50:18","slug":"2-british-airways-pilots-rushed-to-hospital-after-keeling-over-from-smoke-inhalation-as-plane-forced-to-redivert-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/world-news\/2-british-airways-pilots-rushed-to-hospital-after-keeling-over-from-smoke-inhalation-as-plane-forced-to-redivert-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"2 British Airways pilots rushed to hospital after 'keeling over' from 'smoke inhalation' as plane forced to redivert | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
TWO British Airways pilots dramatically \u2018fell ill\u2019 and donned oxygen masks in the cockpit during a flight to London today.<\/p>\n
The Captain and First Officer radioed ahead to emergency services at 30,000ft after reporting a \u201cfoul odour\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The flight landed watched by ambulance and fire teams.<\/p>\n
The pilot pair were taken to hospital by hazardous response experts after suffering from \u2018smoke inhalation\u2019.<\/p>\n
They managed to land the packed passenger plane at Heathrow airport after take-off from Newcastle.<\/p>\n
It was feared the duo had suffered exposure to toxic chemicals.<\/p>\n