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A Delta Airlines flight from Atlanta, Georgia, to Barcelona, Spain, was diverted to the original airport after a passenger experienced an “inflight medical issue,” which was reportedly “aircraft-wide diarrhea.” had.
The website FlightRadar24.com shows that Delta flight DL194 was about two hours into its eight-hour flight when it turned around over Virginia and headed back to Atlanta.
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In the recording, a pilot tells air traffic control: “This is a biohazard problem.”
“We had a passenger who had diarrhea the whole time on the plane, so they want us to come back to Atlanta,” the pilot added.
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A Delta spokesperson confirmed to Fox News Digital that there was no emergency landing due to the biohazard situation, but that the flight returned to its original airport.
“Delta Flight 194 from Atlanta to Barcelona returned to Atlanta due to a medical issue on board,” the spokesman said. “Our teams worked as quickly and safely as possible to thoroughly clean the aircraft and get our customers to their final destination. We sincerely apologize to our customers for the delay and inconvenience to their travel plans.”
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There were 336 passengers on board the flight, which landed without further incident the following day, 8 hours and 6 minutes behind schedule.