A319
Flight Attendant Current
Flight Attendant Airline Total 10; Flight Attendant Number Of Acft Qualified On 8; Flight Attendant Total 10; Flight Attendant Type 5
Physiological - Other
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness / Injury
General Flight Cancelled / Delayed
Aircraft
Aircraft left the gate [and] taxied to position for takeoff. [We] had to wait about 25 minutes for takeoff due to storm and incoming aircraft. At takeoff with accelerating speeds; large amounts of what smelled like fuel were dispersed throughout the cabin; mainly aft. Myself and another Flight Attendant in the aft aircraft got extreme headaches. I personally do not get headaches unless it is related to allergies/asthma. Slight haze in cabin. [During] cruise smell seemed to dissipate. The smell came back at the top of descent. It was a slightly different smell; to me more like burning plastic than straight gas. FA 2 said [it] smelled like a chemical smell to her and LEO [Law Enforcement Officer] also commented that aircraft was 'very fuely.' We notified [the] Captain [and] mechanics were called. I immediately left the aircraft as I needed fresh air. I was told mechanics did a few checks and said there was an oil leak and sent aircraft to hanger. All 3 FAs were taken to medical where I received a breathing treatment.  We were taken off the rest of the trip and [instructed] to return to medical at a later date to get cleared to fly. The Doctor said I was having an allergic reaction; but cleared me to fly. My symptoms were blurred vision; headache; lethargic; and very slow shallow breathing. I do have controlled asthma and allergies; [and] I try to avoid all A319 aircraft. When these planes idle for a long time there is a huge amount of fuel that is sucked into the aircraft and usually makes me sick. Other aircraft types do not bother me but the A319 is awful. I feel in some ways having allergies [and] asthma gives me a greater awareness of just how bad these aircraft are. I have flown with a Flight Attendant that literally wears a real gas mask on this aircraft for takeoff and landing.
A319 Flight Attendant reported fuel type fumes in the cabin which resulted in health issues. At destination airport all flight attendants received medical treatment and were removed from the remainder of trip.