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What: Spirit Airlines Airbus A319-100 en route from Chicago to Ft Lauderdale
Where: Daytona Beach
When: July 1 2009
Who: 143 on board
Why: When a burning smell filled the cockpit, the plane diverted to Daytona Beach. Passengers debarked normally; some individuals who experienced shortness of breath were taken to Halifax Medical Center.

Passengers stated that the smoke was not visible but it made their eyes water, and smelled like rotten eggs.

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