EMERGENCY: Emirates Flight EK203 From Dubai Has Been Quarantined At JFK With Reports Of Sick Passengers On Arrival In New York
An Emirates Airline Airbus A380 has been quarantined at JFK airport in New York, it has been reported.
Emirates Airline flight EK203 from Dubai landed in JFK International Airport, in New York, this afternoon with reports of people coughing with fever.
Emirates has issued a statement confirming that about 10 passengers were taken ill, while other reports put the number at closer to 100.
No further detail is available at this point.
Emirates issued a statement but didn’t reveal any further details as to the cause
Statement: Emirates can confirm that about 10 passengers on #EK203 from Dubai to New York were taken ill. On arrival, as a precaution, they were attended to by local health authorities. All others will disembark shortly. The safety & care of our customers is our first priority.
— Emirates Airline (@emirates) September 5, 2018
The New York mayor’s office confirmed the plane had been placed in quarantine
NEW YORK (AP) — New York mayor’s office: Plane quarantined at Kennedy Airport amid reports of ill passengers aboard flight from Dubai.
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) September 5, 2018
The news is being reported around the world
New York City mayor’s office says representatives of the U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention are attending a plane that has been quarantined at JFK airport after arriving from Dubai with ill passengers on board
— Sky News Breaking (@SkyNewsBreak) September 5, 2018
DEVELOPING: Numerous people have become ill on a flight from Dubai that arrived in New York City, the mayor’s office said. The plane is quarantined. https://t.co/Z4rmvwrXOq
— AP Eastern US (@APEastRegion) September 5, 2018
NEW YORK (AP) — New York mayor’s office: Plane quarantined at Kennedy Airport amid reports of ill passengers aboard flight from Dubai.
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) September 5, 2018
This is the situation on the plane
@emirates @EmiratesSupport Flight 203 Dubai to NYC #emirates #emirates203 pic.twitter.com/CYqLXPurEe
— Erin Sykes (@SykesStyle) September 5, 2018
