Unidentified odor causes passengers to feel ill on US flight

Twenty passengers reported feeling ill, but none were hospitalised, local media reported.

The plane belonged to Spirit Airlines, an American ultra-low-cost carrier, which arrived at LAX from Atlanta around noon, LAX officials said.

According to a statement from the airline company, passengers on board reported a sweet smell in the middle part of the aircraft for a short period of time, but not anywhere else on the plane.

Flight attendants then alerted the pilots, but the smell dissipated quickly. The flight continued to LAX without incident.