A319
Flight Attendant Current
Flight Attendant Airline Total 34; Flight Attendant Number Of Acft Qualified On 7; Flight Attendant Total 34; Flight Attendant Type 25
Physiological - Other
Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness / Injury
Flight Crew Landed As Precaution; Flight Crew Overcame Equipment Problem
Aircraft
The fume event was a sudden onset of a toxic acrid mix. A haze developed throughout the cabin and passengers were suddenly turning on air vents with some breathing through clothing to cover their nose and mouth. The haze immediately caused a burning sensation to the eyes; nose and throat. My sinuses also burned and the smell was overwhelming and led to a bad headache dizziness and general nausea feeling that then became a general malaise sick feeling combined with a suffocating reaction that lasted for 10 minutes till landing and then another 10 minutes for taxi in to the gate. The haze did not dissipate until the forward cabin door was opened. There were 2 other FAs sitting in the extra cabin jump seats that were sickened by this event. The pilots were notified on taxi in that we were in the midst of a fume event and they also concurred and filled out a cockpit report that they had dealt with it too. Myself and the rest of the crew did not feel well after this happened for the remainder of the duty day until the following morning.
A319 Flight Attendant reported sudden onset of toxic acrid fumes in the cabin resulting in health issues.