It has been quite a day for the passengers onboard United Airlines flight 998 from Brussels to Newark with both a disruptive passenger causing a diversion followed by a passenger showing signs of an infectious disease, prompting a temporary quarantine in Dublin.
United Airlines Flight Diverts Due To Disruptive Passenger, Then Sparks Infectious Disease Fears Over Sick Passenger Onboard
UA998 took off from Brussels (BRU) this morning for Newark (EWR). But while still over Ireland, the Boeing 787-10 (registration number N13018) made a U-turn and diverted to Dublin. The diversion was blamed on an unruly passenger, though no further details have yet emerged on the specific nature of the disruption.
But what may have been a routine diversion turned into a longer delay after another passenger onboard displayed signs of an infectious disease. That led to a temporary quarantine as medical personnel entered the aircraft to conduct testing.
Per Dubin Airport:
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