Local TV images from a passenger cell phone after a joke prompts Ebola scare on US Airways flight 845 from Philadelphia to Punta Cana.
It was no laughing matter when a passenger’s alleged joke led to an Ebola scare on-board a US Airways flight from Philadelphia to the Dominican Republic.
Ebola scare on a US Airways flight
For nearly two hours, US Airways Flight 845 was held in isolation on the tarmac after it landed in Punta Cana.
According to the airline, a male passenger on-board sneezed then said he had Ebola, which resulted in a chain reaction.
A flight attendant informed the captain and the captain alerted health officials.
The incident was captured on video as many passengers had their cell phone cameras rolling.
Ebola scare on a US Airways flight
Ebola virus: Passenger joke sparks scare on US Airways flight
