Passengers on extreme diarrhoea flight recall nightmare ordeal

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. One ill passenger suffered a “severe medical emergency”, which one of the pilots speaking to air traffic control described as a “biohazard” that went “all the way through the plane.” As other passengers watched the messy ordeal go down, they could do nothing other than sit in the plane mid-air as the aircraft headed back to its city of departure. “They told us we would have to get off the flight because they had to do a thorough cleaning and replace the carpet.” The Delta airline flight was only two hours into its journey eight hour journey before they had to fly back Another passenger named John Hurdt, who was on the flight with his wife, also said that the flight crew did great at the arduous job of removing the carpet completely. They didn’t leave until around 2.30am.” The flight arrived back at Atlanta’s airport at 10.40pm and after a huge clean-up effort by the ground crew, including replacing the carpet, the flight took off again at 3am, five hours later, to Barcelona. Finally, we were allowed back on the plane.” “Delta was very accommodating, they gave continual updates,” she added Mr Beals-Basinger and her husband did make it in time for their cruise, despite the messy delay.