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Stinky passenger forces plane to landing

Decision motivated by "medical reasons"

A Transavia aircraft taken off from Gran Canaria in Spain and bound for Amsterdam in the Netherlands was forced to land in Faro, Portugal, after a passenger's bad smell caused the physical illness of some travelling companions. Several people aboard flight HV5666, forced to suffer the stench of the man, were affected by nausea, retching and someone vomiting immediately after taking-off. The crew tried...

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Faro, Portugal, 06/01/2018 03:00
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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