Thousands of flights have been plagued by toxic fumes which have left passengers and staff with devastating brain injuries, a Wall Street Journal probe has revealed.
The outlet has found that instances of jet fuel leaks which cause CTE-like symptoms normally found in NFL players have risen sharply in recent years.
'Thousands of so-called fume events' have been reported to the FAA since 2010, according to the WSJ, and many of them have been linked to Airbus A320 jets.
Flight attendant Florence Chesson said she was diagnosed with traumatic brain injury and damage to her nervous system after inhaling fumes on board an A320.
She told the WSJ it started with a 'dirty feet' aroma which pervaded the cabin on a flight to Puerto Rico in December 2017.
