‘Overcome by fumes’: Jetstar cabin crew members taken to hospital

Four Jetstar cabin crew members have been taken to hospital after reporting an “unusual smell” on a domestic flight.

Four Jetstar crew members have been taken to hospital after reporting an “unusual smell” on a flight from Gold Coast to Cairns.

Queensland Ambulance Service Cairns senior operations supervisor Joanne Selby confirmed paramedics attended Cairns Airport on Thursday after receiving a call just after 9.30am with reports of “several people being overcome by fumes on a domestic flight that had just landed.”.

They treated four women, one in her 20s, two in their 40s and one in her 50s.

Queensland Ambulance Service attended Cairns Airport after it was reported that several people had become overcome by fumes on a flight. Picture: NewsWire / Nicholas Eagar.

“Four patients, who were all crew members, were then transferred to Cairns Hospital for further care.”

Ms Selby said the women had been given oxygen at the scene and confirmed they were all in a stable condition as they were transported to hospital.

She said the women said “they felt burning to their eyes and throat and headaches and light-headedness” as well as a “funny taste in their mouth” at the time.

“No passengers reported any symptoms of the fumes.”

Four female crew members were taken to hospital. Picture: NewsWire / Luis Enrique Ascui.

Jetstar confirmed four members of its cabin crew reported an “unusual smell” and started to feel unwell after the flight.

“The four crew members were assessed by paramedics and taken to hospital for observation.

“There were no passenger reports of the smell and the aircraft landed normally in Cairns.

“The aircraft will be thoroughly checked by our engineers.”

Originally published as ‘Overcome by fumes’: Jetstar cabin crew members taken to hospital