US Airways flight lands in Dublin Airport after 9 attendants fall ill

LONDON: A US Airways flight from Venice to Philadelphia with 185 passengers aboard has made an emergency landing in Ireland after nine flight attendants became ill, officials said today.

Responding to the medical complaints, the pilots switched gears over the Atlantic Ocean, making an emergency landing yesterday afternoon at Dublin Airport.

Nine flight attendants aboard US Airways Flight 715 from Venice, Italy to Philadelphia, United States, complained of "nausea, running eyes and dizziness, while traveling from Venice to Philadelphia," according to US Airways spokeswoman Michelle Mohr.

Medical professionals were evaluating the flight attendants at a local hospital, CNN reported.

There were a total of 185 passengers on board the flight. "There are no reports of illness from pilots or passengers and we are re-accommodating our customers on other flights to Philadelphia," Mohr said.

The Dublin Airport Authority said the aircraft will remain there overnight. Some passengers may have been offered accommodations overnight in Dublin, the report said.