Plane diverted to Tulsa after passengers become sick

TULSA, Okla. (AP) – A plane has been diverted to Tulsa International Airport after multiple passengers complained of sickness.

Delta Airlines flight 1817 was traveling to Denver from Atlanta on Saturday when it was diverted to Tulsa at about 3 p.m. after the passengers apparently became ill at the same time.

Emergency Medical Services Authority spokeswoman Kelli Bruer says responders with the ambulance service have treated nine passengers suffering similar symptoms. Bruer didn’t know details on the type of symptoms or what caused the passengers to become sick.

Bruer says one man was taken to a hospital for unrelated medical issues.

The airline says in a statement that 152 passengers were on board the plane when its crew decided to divert to Tulsa after “a few” passengers reported feeling ill.

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