Swine Flu Update: Flight Arriving from Mexico Temporarily Quarantined
From the archive: published Apr 28, 2009, 17 years ago. Details may have changed since.
Hours ago, AirTran Flight 85 arriving from Cancun, Mexico to BWI Airport was quarantined after at least 2 passengers exhibited flu-like symptoms in flight.
The scene was tense at BWI as ambulances arrived with medics wearing masks and protective gear then boarded the plane to screen passengers before disembarking. Withing 2 hours, everyone was cleared including the two passengers with flu-like symptoms.
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