An Emirate airlines flight from Dubai to New York City’s JFK Airport has been quarantined with reports of 100 sick passengers on board:
Emirates plane quarantined at JFK airport after about 100 passengers reported being sick https://t.co/BJfYeROAZZ pic.twitter.com/6Uk6v2Ya5c
— Channel 2 KWGN (@channel2kwgn) September 5, 2018
Erin Sykes, a passenger on the flight, reported that the people were sick before jet left Dubai and “should never have been allowed to board”:
@emirates worst flight ever Dubai to NYC; plane was basically a flying infermary. Many of these people should never have been allowed to board. Now sitting on the ground after 14 hour flight unable to leave. @EmiratesSupport #emirates #worstairline
— Erin Sykes (@SykesStyle) September 5, 2018
Yes I’m fine. People were sick before we even took off from Dubai. Like really nasty colds. I asked stewardess for a mask bf we even took off but there were none
— Erin Sykes (@SykesStyle) September 5, 2018
And some of the passengers have high fevers:
Now some people have fevers over 100
— Erin Sykes (@SykesStyle) September 5, 2018
As of right now, the sick and well passengers are all commingled on the plane filling out intake forms:
Filling out #cdc passanger intake forms now. Still sick people on board commingled with not-sick (well, for now ?) @emirates #emirates #emirates203
— Erin Sykes (@SykesStyle) September 5, 2018
@Emirates #Emirates #emirates203 Sick passengers should have never been let on board! And you still have not removed them from the plane. This is horrible. Those of us who are ok are still sitting next to sick
— Erin Sykes (@SykesStyle) September 5, 2018
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Yes please share. People are getting stressed now. They have not taken the sick people off the plane.
— Erin Sykes (@SykesStyle) September 5, 2018
Video from inside the plane:
@emirates @EmiratesSupport Flight 203 Dubai to NYC #emirates #emirates203 pic.twitter.com/CYqLXPurEe
— Erin Sykes (@SykesStyle) September 5, 2018
Good luck, everyone.
Update. Another passenger from the flight is reporting that passengers are being screened upon exiting the aircraft and if well, allowed to leave:
Deplaning and having temperature taken pic.twitter.com/MVxWqJPLTe
— Larry Coben (@LarryCoben) September 5, 2018
Folks at passport control debating whether we should be allowed off the bus. Ten minutes so far pic.twitter.com/4AsammlJe5
— Larry Coben (@LarryCoben) September 5, 2018
Happy to report that I am through customs and on my way home. Others as well
— Larry Coben (@LarryCoben) September 5, 2018
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