Sweet tooth leaves bitter taste for Aer Lingus passengers
After a four-hour hold-up in Dublin because of an impromptu strike by Italian air traffic controllers, Aer Lingus flight EI406 finally took off with 154 passengers on board at 6.20pm on Saturday, instead of the scheduled 2.20pm. To the dismay of the already frazzled travellers, the aircraft was diverted to Gatwick after reports on board of a gassy odour. Engineering experts were summoned on board following their noses in the direction of the offending passenger.
Aer Lingus head of operations Dick Butler later admitted it was “odd smelling sweets” and nothing hazardous or dangerous, that had caused the diversion.
