Air France flight bound for Detroit diverted due to Ebola restrictions
An Air France flight from abroad to Detroit was diverted to Montreal after a passenger who came from the Democratic Republic of Congo boarded the plane during an ongoing ebola outbreak. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the passenger should not have gotten on the aircraft and that it is working with the CDC to prevent Ebola from being introduced into the United States. The incident follows recent CDC travel restrictions intended to lower Ebola risk as the outbreak expands into parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.
An Air France flight bound for Detroit, Michigan, was diverted after a passenger from the Congo boarded the plane amid an Ebola outbreak in the country.
“The passenger should not have boarded the plane,” Customs and Border Protection told the Washington Examiner.
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The flight was diverted to Montreal, Canada. The passenger mistakenly boarded the flight in Paris.
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Customs and Border Protection said it’s working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to “protect public health and reduce the risk of Ebola disease introduction into the United States.”
It comes days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention imposed new travel restrictions to reduce Ebola risk, as the outbreak grows in parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.
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