American plane turns back because passenger has diarrhea

A Delta flight to Spain was forced to return to its US origin after a passenger developed diarrhea.

A Delta Airlines Airbus A350 carrying 336 passengers departed from Atlanta, Georgia, to Barcelona, Spain on September 1, on a scheduled eight-hour trip. However, two hours after departure, the plane had to return to Atlanta airport due to a "biohazard" incident.

Xansby Swanson shared a video of the flight on social media on September 5, describing "someone pooping in the aisle." In the video, a brown streak runs down the middle of the plane, with tissue paper covering the dirty spots.

The video also shows airplane neck pillows being left behind in their seats by passengers as they disembark the plane.

A Delta Airlines plane lands at San Francisco International Airport in California, USA on June 8.

"The flight had a passenger with diarrhea so they wanted us to return to Atlanta," the pilot said in the recording shared on X.

In Atlanta, crews replaced the carpet and cleaned the cabin for five hours. Passengers then reboarded the plane and flew to Barcelona on the afternoon of September 2. Delta officials would not confirm whether the passenger who had the medical incident would continue on to Spain.

"Our teams worked as quickly and safely as possible to thoroughly clean the aircraft and get customers to their final destinations. We sincerely apologize to customers for the delay and inconvenience," a Delta spokesperson said.

According to The Street, planes can make emergency landings in cases such as engine failure, passenger fighting, a danger to the safety of those on board, or a medical emergency that cannot be handled in the air. However, the incident on the Delta Airlines flight is the latest unusual reason to divert a passenger plane.

On June 30, passenger Habib Battah on an Air France flight from Paris to Toronto said he found traces of blood, feces, and a foul odor under his seat. Battah was not allowed to change seats because the plane was full.

Air France explained that a passenger had a health problem during a June 29 flight from Paris to Boston. The plane did not return and the person was treated when he arrived in the US. The airline confirmed that the liquid Battah found was blood mixed with faeces, and said it had replaced the seat cushions after the June 29 incident, but cleaning staff apparently did not notice that the cabin floor was also contaminated. Air France stressed that it had then deep cleaned the plane.

(According to VnExpress)

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