A Jetstar spokesperson said the incident occurred at 8.45am, about an hour into flight JQ 882 from Brisbane to Mackay.
Some of the aircraft’s 128 passengers reported a “chlorine-type smell” in the cabin, she said.
http://www.dailymercury.com.au/news/pas ... st/487145/
Similarly, on board another airbus more recently in Germany...
http://avherald.com/h?article=4642c54dA Germanwings Airbus A319-100, registration D-AKNG performing flight 4U-396 from Cologne (Germany) to Dublin (Ireland) with 127 passengers, had just reached cruise level 360 about 210nm northwest of Cologne over the North Sea when passengers complained about feeling unwell due to smell of chlorine on board of the aircraft. The crew decided to return to Cologne, where the aircraft landed safely on runway 14L about 40 minutes later. One passenger was taken to a hospital, a number of passengers were treated at the airport for nausea, three crew members were taken to a hospital for checks.
A replacement Airbus A319-100 registration D-AGWK is estimated to reach Dublin with a delay of 6 hours.
The airline reported the aircraft is being examined, so far no cause has been found for the smell.
Passengers reported emergency services requested them to leave their hand luggage on the aircraft for examination.
This is 2013 and airlines should be able to determine the cause of the chlorine-like smell aboard their aircraft, so why the silence?
Neither Germanwings or Jetstar feel at liberty to divulge the cause of the sickness-inducing smell it seems.
How many other incidents have there been?
And what would be the likely cause of this chlorine-like smell that makes crew and passengers feel so unwell?
Do the public have a right to know when an airline clearly have the capacity/means to determine the cause of a hazardous smell aboard their aircraft, though for some reason or other appear to have kept their findings to themselves?
.... What, on board Jetstars cattle trucks?
