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Mystery: Four Passengers Collapse On Flight To Greece

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 30, 2021 8 Comments

At least four passengers collapsed on a flight to Greece, overwhelming crew on the flight from Germany. The circumstances leading to the successive fainting spells reman a mystery.

Four Passengers Mysteriously Collapse On Charter Flight To Greece

The incident occurred on Corendon Airlines Europe onboard a Boeing 737-800 (registration 9H-TJE) traveling as flight XR1050 from Cologne (CGN) to Rhodes (RHO) on October 25, 2021. Corendon is a charter airline based in Malta

According to the Aviation Herald, the trouble began after the flight leveled off. A woman stepped out of the bathroom, then collapsed. She was “completely pale, unconscious and trembling from head to foot.” Moments later a man collapsed nearby. Then another. Then another.

A doctor and nurse onboard began treating the patients. The woman was unconscious for 20-30 minutes, but all began to recover “after the cabin air conditioning had been reconfigured.” At one point, the doctor asked for a defibrillator but was told there was none onboard. According to his report, he did make use of the onboard medial kit.

The aircraft continued to Rhodes and landed on schedule, then returned less than 90 minutes later. It remains in service.

The Aviation Herald further reports that passengers noted the strong smell of exhaust when boarding. This can happen when aircraft are not connected to an auxiliary power unit (APU) at the gate. While that is the likely culprit for the multiple fainting smells onboard, Corendon Airlines issued a very defensive statement downplaying that possibility:

“Only four passengers felt unwell. Cabin Crew immediately took necessary actions for those 4 passengers in compliance with Cabin First Aid Procedure during flight. A doctor and a nurse were on the aircraft and made promptly medical intervention to the passengers feeling unwell but they could not found any serious symptoms. The doctor did not recommend the crew to divert and he did not use aircraft medical kit which was made available for him during his assistance.

We also would like to inform you that after the relevant occurrence; maintenance records, recorded parameters of subject flight thru FDM (flight data monitoring), and crew reports etc. have been analyzed by our maintenance and safety departments and no abnormal parameter which might cause the occurrence has been found. On the return flight of same aircraft from Rhodes to Cologne (CXI-1051) with 184 pax, no similar complaint has been received.”

That account differs from a medical report examined by the Aviation Herald which noted the doctor did use the aircraft medical kit, but the bigger question is: what happened?

Clearly, something happened. I suspect it was a strong fume of some kind, potentially linked to the lavatory. But four people don’t just faint because they are hungry, all at once.

CONCLUSION

The circumstances surrounding the collapse of four passengers on a Corendon Airlines flight to Greece remain a mystery. A fume is the likely suspect, but what kind of fume is not clear.

(H/T: SM)

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Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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8 Comments

  1. PM Reply
    October 30, 2021 at 11:13 am

    While this particular flavour of Corendon is registered in Malta, it is a Turkish-owned airline. The tone of that statement reflects the approach that many businesses in Turkey take to things like customer service and corporate governance (indeed, the widely acclaimed Turkish Airlines is notorious for its poor handling of IROPS, passenger complaints etc).

  2. Stuart Reply
    October 30, 2021 at 12:31 pm

    It happens quite often to see reports of incidents with fumes and nausea on board due to an issue with the air in the cabin. Many of these incidents have been traced to offshore work done on an aircraft just after entering back into service. 121 Pilot, I am sure, can detail these many fairly harmless incidents. But wow, usually it’s just complaints of burning eyes and a feeling of light dizziness. Four people all passing out, some for 20 minutes, that is crazy. That is a long time to be unconscious. Not just a dizzy spell and brief fainting, but actually remaining unconscious. This is a serious incident and I’m shocked how they are downplaying it all as a routine thing.

    • Joe Chivas Reply
      October 30, 2021 at 3:04 pm

      I was on the flight and only took off my shoes for a few minutes to give my feet some air. I had no idea this would have transpired. I believe you once called my odors “horrid yet thrilling.”

      • Pete Reply
        October 30, 2021 at 4:52 pm

        As long as you keep your mask on I’ll survive.

  3. Billiken Reply
    October 30, 2021 at 1:22 pm

    Likely caused by “strong fumes from the lavatory. . .” ISWYDT

  4. Bruce Reply
    October 30, 2021 at 8:09 pm

    FA fart in lave before trolly service. Strong lingering fume knocks out pax and door opens.. stench fills cabin. Dam cabbage rolls from last night caught up.

  5. Sandra Lanschutzer Reply
    November 10, 2021 at 2:14 pm

    This happened on one of my flights as a flight attendant. The pilots mistakenly allowed the cabin altitude pressure to get too high. As a result two older passengers passed out. When I went up to the cockpit to tell the pilots they did say the cabin altitude did get higher but denied that it had anything to do with them passing out, that the one passenger probably saw the other pass out.
    When I informed them that I was also an ER nurse and the passengers were in different cabins, and due to their age reacted to the high cabin altitude. They soon changed their attitude.

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