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Philadelphia-Bound Frontier Airlines Flight Diverted Due to Odor in Cabin

The flight was diverted and landed without incident at Raleigh-Durham International Airport at 7:15 p.m.

A Philadelphia-bound flight was diverted Wednesday night due to an odor in the cabin.

Frontier Airlines flight 1674 was traveling from Orlando, Florida, to Philadelphia International Airport when crew members and passengers noticed an unknown odor coming from the cabin. 

The flight was diverted and landed without incident at Raleigh-Durham International Airport at 7:15 p.m.

Officials say eight people on the flight were evaluated after claiming they didn’t feel well. Two passengers and a crew member asked to go to the hospital to be checked out as a precaution, a spokesperson for Frontier said.

A total of 230 passengers and seven crew members were on board the plane. The spokesperson told NBC10 another plane will take the passengers to Philadelphia.

Officials have not yet revealed the cause of the odor.


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