A Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta to Denver was diverted to Tulsa Saturday after up to 15 of the 150 passengers got sick. The passengers displayed symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning including headache, nausea and dizziness. Firefighters later reported finding elevated levels of CO. Tulsa Fire Captain Stan May told reporters that once the passengers in distress were moved to fresh air and given oxygen, they improved immediately. They were taken to hospital where tests confirmed elevated levels of CO in their blood.
It took several hours for Delta to get a replacement aircraft to Tulsa to take the rest of the passengers to Denver. The passengers were quarantined in the airport until the cause of the illness became clear. The aircraft will be flown to a Delta maintenance facility to see what happened.
