An Emirates flight from Dubai landed at New York’s JFK airport today and was immediately placed under a quarantine.
Around five hundred passengers were on board the aircraft, around ten of which fell ill according to an airline spokesperson.
Passengers reportedly became ill, were coughing and had a fever of over 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
A reported tweeted on social media, showing the scene on board the aircraft. The post can be seen below.
BREAKING: Emirates flight from Dubai quarantined at JFK after 100 people are coughing with high fever. @SykesStyle is a passenger on board and says some passengers were sick before they even took off @ABC7News pic.twitter.com/WP7Eim4ldh
— Caroline Patrickis (@Cpatrickis) September 5, 2018
Locals checked the passengers once they had arrived for further illness. Security officials were monitoring the ‘medical situation’.
