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A passenger aboard US Airways Flight 850 from Philadelphia to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, posted video of an on-board Ebola scare Wednesday that was reportedly prompted by another passenger's remark that he had Ebola. (ABCNews)
It may have been a hoax, but the incident kept arriving passengers on board for two hours after the plane landed while a hazmat crew investigated.
In the video, a flight attendant warned passengers that the inspection about to happen would look worse than it really was.
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"I think the man that has said this is an idiot," she said during the announcement.
The airline later issued a statement that the plane was inspected upon arrival “due to a possible health issue on board.”
ABC reported that a passenger told a flight attendant about the other passenger’s Ebola remark. The flight attendant then told the pilot, and that triggered the inspection, per guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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