• A Delta flight from Boston to Rome changed direction over the Atlantic Ocean.
  • One Twitter account suggested it was caused by a passenger's diarrhea.
  • It would be the second Delta diversion caused by diarrhea within a year.

A Delta Air Lines flight turned around after a passenger seemingly had diarrhea.

The Airbus A330 was flying from Boston to Rome last Friday but U-turned over the Atlantic Ocean about an hour into the journey, according to data from Flightradar24. The plane then landed at New York JFK Airport.

A Delta representative told Business Insider that there was a "customer medical issue en route."

The X account Only in Boston said the diversion occurred because a passenger had bouts of diarrhea in their seat.

The 281 passengers on board were transferred to another aircraft after landing at JFK, the Delta representative said.

Flightradar24 data shows the original aircraft returned to service about 20 hours after Friday's incident.

"Delta apologizes to our customers for the delay in their travels from Boston to Rome on Friday night," the spokesperson said. "We thank them for their patience as the aircraft diverted to New York-JFK before continuing to Rome early Saturday morning."

This wouldn't be the first time a Delta flight has been diverted due to a similar mishap.

Last September, an Airbus A350 bound for Barcelona turned around two hours after departing from Atlanta. The airline said the plane had to return to be cleaned following a medical incident.

Air traffic control recordings suggested that the incident was related to diarrhea. The A350 pilots said, "We've had a passenger who's had diarrhea all the way through the airplane, so they want us to come back to Atlanta."

A picture uploaded to the ATC subreddit appeared to show flight-progress strips implying the flight was diverted to Atlanta because of "passenger diarrhea all over a/c."

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