A330
Flight Attendant Airline Total 40; Flight Attendant Number Of Acft Qualified On 8; Flight Attendant Total 40; Flight Attendant Type 100
Physiological - Other
Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness / Injury; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor
Flight Crew Overcame Equipment Problem
Aircraft
Right after takeoff; cabin smelled like mold. Continued for about 10 minutes. Very strong odor. Lead Flight Attendant did an all call and every Flight Attendant agreed the odor was very strong and all flight attendants smelled it. Although some thought it smelled like vomit; others thought it smelled like dirty socks; mold; or just an awful smell with no better description than that. It continued even after we left 10;000 feet at which point the Second Officer walked through the cabin to smell it. The cockpit crew smelled it in the cockpit also. However; the Captain attributed it to the fact that this particular aircraft had just had a new engine put on it the day before. Upon descent into ZZZZ we all smelled it again for at least 10 minutes. I sat with a Kleenex over my nose and mouth for the entire time. Again...a very strong odor that smelled like mold to me. The inside of my nose felt raw and dry and when I blew my nose for 3 days after; there was blood in the mucus. Also; had a headache for about 12 hours after the fume event. How is it that I have a hang tag on my company ID that tells me what to do when this happens; but they supposedly have no idea how to fix what causes it?
A330 cabin crew reported a strong foul fume during climb which diminished slight and reoccurred on initial descent. Health issues were experienced which lasted after the flight.