Hong Kong Plane Reported Sitting on Newark Tarmac

[orleans]

Source: Star Ledger

"A passenger aboard Continental Flight 98 from Hong Kong has contacted The Star-Ledger to report that passengers have landed at Newark Liberty International Airport after a 14-hour flight but are not being permitted to leave the plane.

"The caller, who declined to give his name, said the plane, a full flight, landed at around 2:10 p.m. today. Shortly thereafter an announcement was made on the public address system, saying that because some passengers were sick, no one could leave until "a doctor or someone from the CDC (U.S. Centers for Disease Control)" arrived.


"A number of passengers have flu-like symptoms, according to an official familiar with the incident.

"Nathan Rudy, a state Health Department spokesman, said the department had been notified about the situation. He would not release further details, saying the Health Department was still investigating the report. "



Read more: http://blog.nj.com/ledgerupdates/2007/03/hong_kong_plane_reported_sitti.html

[kestrel91316]

1. Uh oh. Here we go folks.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

2. It might be noted:

Nathan is a regular contributor at http://bluejersey.net and was quite the force of nature in Linda Stender's near-successful congressional campaign.

[brooklynite]

3. Additional details...

"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sent a representative to meet the passengers before their disembarkation into Customs & Border Protection," read a statement from Continental.

The statement went on the say that the apparently sick passengers are part of a tour group of more than 80 people who went on a river cruise in Asia.

After stopping in Newark, the group was headed to Montreal, Continental said.

http://www.wnbc.com/health/11388683/detail.html?dl=mainclick

[maddezmom]

5. don't drink the water

:) Hopefully it's just a regular stomach flu and nothing more serious.

[damntexdem]

4. Well, China effectively owns us --

so they can sit anywhere they want in this country for as long as they want. ;-)

[hughee99]

6. Talk about a bad travel experience...

after a 14 hour flight, your sick AND your stuck in Newark. I guess the only thing worse would be if you were ALSO on your way to see your A-hole fundie, freeper brother who just won the lottery.

[kitty1]

7. Maybe they were all forced to watch the movie Employee of the Month