Sick passenger reportedly cleared after being removed from United flight

Published October 04, 2014 FoxNews.com




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The sick passenger removed Saturday from a United Airlines flight from Brussels that landed at Newark Liberty International Airport who was exhibiting flu-like symptoms does not have the Ebola virus, Port Authority officials tell The New York Daily News.

Passengers and crew on board Flight 998 were instructed to remain inside the plane while the sick passenger was removed. They were allowed off the plane shortly after the removal. United Airlines said it is working with authorities to accommodate its passengers.

"The crew reported that a person was vomiting, and that Liberians were aboard the plane," a law enforcement source told The New York Post. "The person throwing up is believed to be Liberian."

Details about the number of ill passengers were not immediately clear. 7Online.com reported that passengers, believed to be a father and daughter from Liberia, exhibited flu-like symptoms. They were taken to nearby University Hospital.

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