Tigerair flight’s forced landing amid cabin fumes report, passengers hospitalised

Passengers were hospitalised after a Sydney-bound Tigerair plane made priority landing in Melbourne.

Passengers on a Tigerair flight were hospitalised after reports of fumes in the cabin. Picture: Tigerair

Three people on board a Tigerair flight to Sydney have been taken to hospital after the plane was forced to make a priority landing in Melbourne following reports of an unusual odour in the cabin.

Flight TT644 from Adelaide to Sydney landed in Melbourne just after 8pm on Thursday night with paramedics treating six people at the scene.

A further three people were taken to hospital.

The Herald Sun is reporting the patients suffered ear problems after rapid descent caused by the emergency landing.

A Tigerair spokesperson said the captain made the decision to divert after an unusual odour was detected in the cabin.

“The aircraft was met on arrival by emergency services as a precautionary measure, all passengers and crew disembarked the aircraft safely,” the statement said.

“All passengers were re-accommodated on another flight this morning and we sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused.”

It’s understood engineers inspected the aircraft overnight and found a malfunction with a non-critical power unit which isn’t required for flight.

Engineers are continuing their inspection today but it’s understood Tigerair will not be inspecting the rest of fleet or grounding any planes.