One week in August, for example, JetBlue Airways had fume events on flights into Boston and Orlando, Fla., federal aviation records show. On a March 26 American Airlines flight to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., all flight attendants used oxygen after cabin fumes left them dizzy and nauseated. No major research has ever measured the chemicals in fume events as they occur. But the industry argues that the levels of those chemicals during fume events are too low to cause health problems. When Stumpp examined one of the Alaska Airlines flight attendants in the case, he concluded that her dizziness and headache on the plane were likely caused by a panic attack, not any toxic chemicals.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 17, 2020 08:19 UTC