The Associated Press reports that a flight from Baltimore-Washington International Airport was delayed and the plane disinfected Friday night after several passengers became ill on board, airport officials said. Four passengers were taken to local hospitals, apparently suffering from food poisoning, authorities said.
AirTran flight 497 to Orlando, Fla., was delayed before 8 p.m. when 10 passengers complained of feeling ill and four vomited before the plane left the gate, said Tracy Newman, a spokeswoman for BWI.
All passengers left the plane and the craft was disinfected, Newman said. It was expected to depart for Orlando before midnight Friday.Continue Reading Food poisoning prevents BWI flight