Health & Fitness
Plane Isolated At Bradley Airport After Ill Passenger Onboard
The passenger was experiencing flu-like symptoms but the situation has been resolved as of Saturday afternoon.
WINDSOR LOCKS, CT — A female passenger aboard a plane initially exhibited "severe flu like symptoms," which prompted the plane to be temporarily isolated at Bradley International Airport and emergency response crews treated the incident as a "hazardous material case," according to the New Haven Register.
Updated: This is a Spirit Airlines plane believed to have originated in Fort Lauderdale - Sick passenger has been removed from the plane however the plane still remains in an isolated part of the airport its unknown if the victim has the Coronavirus https://t.co/1Hwvsu4TvM
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The woman, who was ill, is in her 20s and the plane was arriving from Florida, WTNH News 8. The plane was briefly "quarantined," but passengers were able to depart after a brief period of time. The airport's emergency responders were called in and it was determined that the passenger only had "mild flu-like symptoms" and was taken to a local hospital for observation, WFSB 3 TV reports. The airport is fully operational.
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