Three members of British Airways cabin crew were treated in hospital for 'out-of-body experiences' after consuming sweets given to them by a passenger.
According to a report obtained by The Sun, cabin crew on a flight from London Heathrow to Los Angeles were handed sweets by a passenger after landing. However, when three crew members consumed the sweets, they suffered from 'out-of-body experiences' and had to seek medical treatment.
The spiking will have come as a shock to cabin crew, with a source claiming to the outlet that it's not unusual for passengers to gift staff sweets.
"They were consumed in the crew bus after touchdown, and tired staff gratefully gobbled them up," the source explained. "Almost immediately, BA staff realised something was wrong."
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The source went on to explain that by the time the group had reached the crew hotel, they had begun to feel 'out of control', 'panicked and scared'.
"Their symptoms became worse, and the trio were taken to hospital for treatment," they said.
Doctors later revealed the group had ingested sweets laced with up to 300mg of THC, the psychoactive compound found in cannabis.
"Some people might find this incident funny, but it is being treated very seriously by BA," the source continued. “If an entire crew became incapacitated at 30,000ft after ingesting deadly drugs, the consequences don’t bear thinking about."
It's understood that the cabin crew members will not face disciplinary action, as they were unaware that the sweets contained THC.
"It is a godsend in this case, the sweets in question were not shared out among the crew until they had arrived in the US." the source said.
The airline is now trying to trace the person who supplied the cabin crew with the sweets, with the source adding they may face 'multiple' police charges.
British Airways has since confirmed the incident, saying: "A small number of our crew reported feeling unwell at their hotel and have since recovered.
"We sent a replacement crew to operate the return flight and there was no impact on our customers."
THC gummies and edibles have become increasingly popular in recent years; however, concerns have been raised about the psychoactive sweets in recent months.
Back in October 2025, an Oxfordshire mother warned about the dangers of the sweets after her 17-year-old son was hospitalised with chest pains after consuming a bag of gummies branded to look like Starburst (via BBC).
It was later revealed that each sweet contained 68mg of THC, which University of Bath professor Chris Pudney said was a 'risky' dose for people to consume.
"Every time you use one of these products you really don't have a great idea of the dosage of THC you're getting," he said.
"And in some cases we even found it's not THC at all - it's actually a synthetic drug that we normally find in prisons called spice."
LADbible Group has contacted British Airways for further comment.
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Brenna Cooper