British Airways pilot ‘used oxygen mask and five crew were sent to hospital over fears toxic fumes had leaked into plane cabin’

  • Plane had 200 people on board and was flying between Gatwick and Glasgow
  • Aircraft is being ‘thoroughly inspected before it is returned to the operation’
  • Crew had complained about the smell on the outbound flight 

By Terri-ann Williams For Mailonline

Published: 11:13 BST, 9 September 2018 | Updated: 11:19 BST, 9 September 2018

A pilot on a British Airways flight had to use an oxygen mask and five crew members were sent to hospital after fears toxic fumes had leaked into the cabin.

The fumes had leaked into the jet cabin of an Airbus A320 at 20,000ft, which had 200 people on board.

The crew of the plane had complained about the smell on the British Airways flight 2960 as it flew from Gatwick to Glasgow on Tuesday, according to The Sun.

A pilot had to use an oxygen mask on board an Airbus A320 flying from Glasgow to London Gatwick 

A pilot had to use an oxygen mask on board an Airbus A320 flying from Glasgow to London Gatwick 

After landing, engineers reportedly examined the jet and declared it safe, but on the return trip the stench was so strong that the first officer had to put an oxygen mask on to maintain safety.

It was then at Gatwick Airport, that five cabin crew were taken to A&E for check-ups.

In a statement to the MailOnline, British Airways said: ‘Safety is always our driving force and determines everything we do.

Crew had originally complained about the smell on the flight from London Gatwick Airport (pictured) 

Crew had originally complained about the smell on the flight from London Gatwick Airport (pictured) 

Crew had originally complained about the smell on the flight from London Gatwick Airport (pictured) 

‘The aircraft is being thoroughly inspected before it is returned to the operation.

‘We would not operate an aircraft if we believed it posed a health or safety risk to our customers or crew.’

On the return flight from Glasgow Airport (pictured) to Gatwick, the first officer had to put an oxygen mask on to maintain safety.

On the return flight from Glasgow Airport (pictured) to Gatwick, the first officer had to put an oxygen mask on to maintain safety.

On the return flight from Glasgow Airport (pictured) to Gatwick, the first officer had to put an oxygen mask on to maintain safety.

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