WAKE COUNTY, NC — A Frontier Airlines flight made an emergency landing at Raleigh-Durham International Airport Wednesday evening.
Flight 1674 was scheduled to travel from Orlando to Philadelphia.
According to WRAL, multiple passenger fell ill and ‘requested medical assistance’ upon arrival—an infant child was also being treated.
Officials gave few details about what exactly prompted the emergency—but local media reports passengers complaining of an unknown odor.
RALEIGH-DURHAM AIRPORT MCI – 14 PT’S BEING EVALUATED – 1 INFANT BEING TRANSPORTED – FUMES IN CABIN OF AIRCRAFT #BREAKING
— Alertpage Inc. (@alertpage) August 16, 2018
#BREAKING @FlyFrontier from #Orlando to #Philly diverted bc “number of people” onboard fell ill. EMS crews on standby. #wral #RDU pic.twitter.com/3sNIskxRdg
— Kathryn Brown (@WRALKathryn) August 16, 2018
Raleigh–Durham International Airport is the main airport serving Raleigh, Durham, and the surrounding Research Triangle region of North Carolina. It is located 4 ¹⁄₂ miles northeast of the town of Morrisville.
