UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Five passengers who boarded UAE flight 237 were taken off the plane by Dubai Customs officials because they were found to have flu-like-symptoms. This was exercised in the fear of Ebola virus, however none of those passengers went to Africa recently.
This is the terrifying moment a team of Hazmat-wearing officials boarded a Boston plane following reports that five passengers were exhibiting flu-like symptoms.
Donning overalls and masks, the officials were filmed walking down United Arab Emirates Flight 237 from Dubai to Logan International Airport this afternoon, before removing the sick fliers.
None of the five passengers had recently traveled to West Africa, where an outbreak of the Ebola virus has already killed more than 4,000 people, the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) said.
However, erring on the side of caution, airport officials said they made the decision to isolate them and evaluate their conditions, The Boston Globe reported.
Following their departure from the plane, which was carrying 187 passengers and 19 crew members, two of the passengers suffering from fevers were taken by ambulance to Boston Medical Center.
