What to Know
- A Frontier Airlines flight with 218 passengers aboard had to make an emergency landing at Macarthur Airport over fumes in the cabin
- Flight 1851 to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina left at 12:13 p.m. but had to land just 12 minutes later after the report of fumes
- 12 passengers were treated by medical personnel after landing, the airport said; 2 of them and a crew member were taken to a hospital
A Frontier Airlines flight with 218 passengers aboard had to make an emergency landing at Macarthur Airport in Islip after the crew reported fumes in the cabin.
Flight 1851 to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina left at 12:13 p.m. but had to land just 12 minutes later after the report of fumes. It landed safely; there was no smoke.
A dozen passengers were treated by medical personnel after landing, an airport spokesperson said. Two of them, along with one crew member, were transported to the hospital for further treatment, Frontier Airlines said.
The rest of the plane's passengers were rebooking their travel, the airport said. Frontier said the flight was canceled to allow time for a maintenance check; the passengers received vouchers for future travel on the airline.
"Safety is the top priority at Frontier, and the flight returned out of an abundance of caution," Frontier Airlines said in a statement. "We understand that unexpected delays are frustrating and we try to get passengers to their destinations as soon as circumstances permit."
