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Passengers fall ill on Eurowings flight from Rhodes to Düsseldorf
Several passengers fell ill on a Eurowings flight from the Greek island of Rhodes to Düsseldorf on October 18.
The crew requested a priority landing, and emergency services met the plane at Düsseldorf Airport.
Emergency crews responded because the number affected was unclear; firefighters said 30 personnel and 12 vehicles attended.
Reports differ on how many passengers went to hospital: one says two, while another says three.
The other 212 passengers were able to leave the airport, according to Eurowings.
The cause of the passengers’ symptoms is still unknown, and Eurowings said it would investigate.
The airport said its operations were not disrupted.
Several passengers became unwell on a Eurowings flight from Rhodes to Düsseldorf on 18 October 2026.
The crew requested priority landing in Düsseldorf, where emergency services responded.
Three passengers received medical attention after landing, according to WDR; other reports differ on how many went to hospital.
The cause of the passengers’ illness was not known, and Eurowings said it would investigate.
Airport operations were not affected, according to Düsseldorf Airport.
- Who
- Several passengers on a Eurowings flight from Rhodes to Düsseldorf became unwell.
- What
- Emergency services responded after the crew requested priority landing. Reports differ on whether two or three passengers went to hospital.
- When
- 18 October 2026; the emergency call came shortly before 22:00, according to RP Online.
- Where
- On a flight from Rhodes, Greece, to Düsseldorf, Germany, and at Düsseldorf Airport.
- Why
- The passengers’ illness was unclear. Eurowings said it would investigate.
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Düsseldorf firefighters received an emergency call about passengers who had become unwell aboard a Eurowings flight from Rhodes.
The crew requested priority landing in Düsseldorf, and emergency services attended the aircraft after it landed.
The emergency response ended, according to RP Online.
- Flight
- Eurowings EW9631
- Route
- Rhodes to Düsseldorf
- Date
- 18 October 2026
- Passengers on board
- 212, according to Eurowings as reported by WDR
- Emergency response
- 30 personnel and 12 vehicles, according to RP Online
- Hospital transfers
- Two passengers, according to RP Online; three, according to FOCUS online and WDR
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We can confirm that several passengers became seriously unwell on Eurowings flight EW9631 from Rhodes to Düsseldorf on 18 October 2026