What Happens When Multiple Flight Attendants Get Sick Onboard?
A no-go item and diversion.
By Patricia GreenZimbabwe

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Nobody wants to get sick onboard an aircraft, least of all the flight crew or the flight attendants. However, it can and does happen, and there have been numerous incidents in the last few months when aircraft have been diverted after a number of flight attendants onboard became sick during a flight. So what happens in such cases, and how do airlines deal with it?
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- Length
- 66 words · 1 min read
- Published
- October 11, 2026
- Byline
- Patricia Green
- Source
- Simple Flying