Passengers and crew faced mid-air panic on board an Air Europa charter flight after several travellers fainted while en route to Tel Aviv from Barcelona , according to reports . After landing at Ben Gurion Airport this morning passengers told Israeli media that flight attendants were 'hysterical ' , there was a strong smell of 'gas ' in the cabin during the four-hour journey , and 10 people lost consciousness . One passenger told Israeli news website Ynet : ‘ They did not let people get up in the bathroom because they were afraid more people would faint. ’ Passengers told Israeli media that 10 people fainted during an Air Europa flight from Barcelona to Tel Aviv . In a statement , an Air Europa spokesperson said passengers were feeling dizzy , but did not faint , after noticing a smell that was believed to be kerosene , which powers the jet 's engines . The spokesperson said : 'Around 6 people had temporary indisposition this morning travelling from Barcelona to Tel Aviv on flight Air Europa UX433 . 'All of them have recovered quickly by drinking a cola drink . All passengers left the aircraft on their own at destination . ' Almost 200 passengers and crew were on board the Boeing 737 , leased from a company called Flying Carpet , when the situation unfolded . A passenger named Hilla told Ynet that people on board smelled 'gas ' after the pilot started the engines while preparing for take-off in Barcelona . She said she complained to cabin crew but was told that everything was 'OK ' and not to worry . An hour later , passengers began to lose consciousness , causing people on board to panic , she claimed . Over the plane ’ s tannoy a flight attendant reportedly asked if there was a doctor on board to assess the passengers . An Air Europa passenger said people splashed water on her to wake her up after she fainted ( file photo ) One woman who fainted regained consciousness after water was poured on her , but said she soon lost consciousness a second time after feeling dizzy . She told Ynet that she began to feel weak after the person sitting next to her adjusted the air conditioning control above their seat . The woman said : ‘ [ They ] woke me up with water , and after a few minutes I passed out again . 'Stewards were under pressure … and [ would ] not even let us go to the bathroom. ’ The Air Europa spokesperson said there is 'no gas of any type ' on the new generation of Boeing 737 aircraft , so the smell perceived by some passengers came from jet fuel . The spokesperson said : ‘ The smell of kerosene that some people perceived during flight is normal when the engines are started with headwind , but after short period of time that smell is always removed by the air conditioning system. ’ The spokesperson said no emergency was declared and the flight landed as scheduled . An official from Israel 's Ministry of Transport said Spanish authorities are investigating . A spokesman for Israel Airports Authority told MailOnline Travel that he was not made aware of any incident on board the plane . He said the flight crew did not say anything about ill passengers while communicating with air traffic controllers . Air Europa is Spain ’ s third largest airline , with its headquarters located in Mallorca .
Passengers told Israeli media that 10 people fainted during the flight . The plane was carrying about 100 passengers and crew when it took off from Tel Aviv on Sunday morning. She said a flight attendant told her it was 'OK ' and not to worry . Passengers said 'hysterical ' cabin crew asked if a doctor was on board . Air Europa said around six passengers 'had temporary indisposition ' Airline spokesperson said they recovered after drinking a 'cola drink ' There is 'no gas of any type ' on new Boeing 737 aircraft , said airline .