Flight 'pandemonium' as hazmat suit-clad firefighters storm British Airways plane

Melanie Wells, 61, was on a plane to Egypt with her daughter when she suddenly developed a bad headache shortly before passengers and crew members became 'seriously ill' This is never a good sight on a plane (Image: KennedyNews/MelanieWells)

A British Airways flight turned to "pandemonium" when passengers and "panicking" cabin crew fell ill before hazmat suit-clad firefighters swarmed the plane, a Brit mum has claimed. Melanie Wells flew out for the £7,500 all-inclusive, luxury TUI package holiday of eight days in Egypt alongside her 19-year-old daughter Imogen on December 23. ‌

However, after boarding the flight at London Gatwick Airport , the 61-year-old developed a bad headache, which she initially put down to the "extreme temperature" on the plane. But within two hours