"A US Airways flight from Philadelphia to Punta Cana, in the Dominican Republic, was held upon landing yesterday after a sneezing passenger joked about having been to Africa.
"I have Ebola, you are all screwed," the 54-year-old man said, according to the Dominican news site Diario Libre. Fox News reported he also screamed, "I've been to Africa!"
The
director of operations of the airport in Punta Cana confirmed a medical
team boarded the plane in hazmat suits and took the passenger to a
separate medical health area, where he was examined and found not to
have the lethal disease. The Ministry of Public Health also confirmed
the scare was a false alarm."
"Once we landed in Punta Cana we were told by the flight attendants that
there was a situation and that a passenger may have been in Africa and
had Ebola. She was certain it was a hoax but they did not take any
chances and had a full hazmat crew board the plane and take the
passenger off. It was later confirmed that the passenger was never in
Africa and after 2hrs we were finally able to get off the plane."
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