At least one passenger exhibiting flu-like symptoms and believed to be from Liberia was removed Saturday from a United Airlines plane at New Jersey’s Newark International Airport by medical personnel in hazmat suits.
Passengers and crew on board Flight 998 were instructed to remain inside the plane while the sick passenger was removed. They were allowed off the plane shortly after the removal. United Airlines said it is working with authorities to accommodate its passengers.
“The crew reported that a person was vomiting, and that Liberians were aboard the plane,” a law enforcement source told The New York Post. “The person throwing up is believed to be Liberian.”
Drama on the flight from BRU, pax taken off by CDC, we are stuck on the plane, Immigration staff now on! pic.twitter.com/fQYieQRAPK
— Paul Chard (@paul_chard63) October 4, 2014
Details about the number of ill passengers were not immediately clear, but the issue raised fears since the symptoms described are commonly associated with Ebola. 7Online.com reported that passengers, believed to be a father and daughter from Liberia, exhibited flu-like symptoms. They were taken to nearby University Hospital.
[H/T Fox News]
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