2 U.S.-bound flights divert to Dublin after chemical spillage

Two American Airlines passenger planes flying from Europe to the United States were forced to divert to Dublin airport both due to medical emergency on Monday afternoon, reported local media, quoting sources from Dublin Airport Authority.

The first plane with the flight number AA-729 was forced to land at Dublin airport at about 1:20 p.m. local time after a number of crew members and passengers on board complained of suffering from "burning eyes" and "itchy skin" following the fumes leaking from a bottle containing ammonium-based cleaning solution that was left in a lavatory, according to the Irish national radio and television broadcaster RTE.

Three seriously affected people, including two flight attendants and one passenger, were sent to hospital for treatment after the Airbus A330-300 jet landed at the airport, said the report, adding that the incident happened while the plane, with 287 passengers and 12 crew members on board, was flying over Ireland from London Heathrow airport to Philadelphia in the United States.

The second American Airlines plane with the flight number AA-787 was forced to land at Dublin airport at about 3:00 p.m. local time after the crew of the plane reported to the air traffic controllers that a male passenger on board was not feeling well, said the report, adding that the plane was on its way from Paris of France to Charlotte of North Carolina in the United States when the incident took place.

No further details about the two incidents were provided by the report.