Health & Fitness

Plane Carrying Sick, Vomiting Passengers Lands At PHL

"Moderate turbulence" left several passengers sick on a flight to Philadelphia International Airport, American Airlines officials confirmed.

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December 23, 2022

"Moderate turbulence" left several passengers sick on a flight to Philadelphia International Airport, American Airlines officials confirmed with CBS Philadelphia. Crews from the Office of Emergency Management and the CDC responded to PHL for the flight's arrival to check on the passengers who reported being ill and vomiting.

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"The captain mentioned there was a weather system forming around us," a passenger on the flight told CBS Philadelphia. "It was quite bad, and he requested permission to go up and down and that was denied. It was just really bumpy. It was just inconsistent. It was noisy from every direction.

"It was quite bad."

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