An Airbus A380 flying to London turned back when the powerful scent of laundry detergent made people feel sick and dizzy

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• A British Airways A380 diverted due to a strong smell of laundry detergent.
• The flight from Washington, DC, to London Heathrow made an emergency landing in Boston.
• The scent was later found to have come from five pallets of laundry beads in the cargo hold.

A British Airways Airbus A380 had to turn around after an "overpowering scent" of laundry detergent filled the plane, making people feel sick and dizzy...