No passengers reported any symptoms and the airline says the cause of the odor is being investigated.
\n\nA strange smell forced an Alaska Airlines flight to divert on Tuesday. \nThe flight crew was medically evaluated at the airport and taken to a hospital for further evaluation. \n \n\nAlaska Airlines pilots and flight attendants were taken to the hospital Tuesday as a precaution after a suspicious odor forced pilots to turn the plane around.
\nA spokesperson for Alaska Airlines confirmed the incident to Business Insider and provided the following statement:\n\nAlaska Airlines Flight 1506, an Airbus aircraft, departed Sea-Tac for Orange County\/Santa Ana at 9:06 a.m. During the flight, the crew reported a cabin odor. As a precaution, the aircraft returned to Sea-Tac at 9:40 a.m.\nThe pilots and flight attendants received a medical evaluation at the airport, and were then transported to the hospital for further evaluation.
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