A nightmare for 255 passengers and 14 crew on United Airlines ended: No Ebola

United Airlines released the following statement: Upon arrival at Newark Airport from Brussels, medical personnel met United flight 998 to assist an ill passenger on board. The passenger was taken to a local hospital and the other passengers deplaned the aircraft.

The B777 flight had 255 passengers and 14 crew on board

The scenario was scary. Being on board with 255 passengers on an airline, and one passenger starts developing warning signs for Ebola. This is currently the case at Newark Liberty International Airport.

United Airlines flight 998 landed at 12.15 pm today. A passenger on this Brussels- Newark flight began vomiting.

Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention met the plane Saturday afternoon after it landed at Gate 54, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The plane, United Flight 998, was carrying 255 people.

Eyewitnesses saw medical staff carrying out the sick passenger with a respiratory mask.

Initially it was not clear if passengers would be allowed to exit the plane.

The passenger, a father and his daughter from Liberia left the plane, after Officials in hazmat suits entered the plane.
The daughter was seen leaving without protective mask.

The incident comes amid concerns that the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa could be spread by international travelers. The first person diagnosed with Ebola in the United States went to a Dallas hospital last week but was mistakenly sent home, despite revealing he was visiting from Liberia. U.S. health care officials have said the American health system is equipped to prevent an outbreak in the U.S.

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