United Airlines has confirmed that it was forced to remove a plane from service for deep cleaning after up to 30 passengers fell sick during a four-hour flight from Vancouver, Canada, to Houston on Friday afternoon.
The sickened passengers were part of a larger group of 75 cruise line passengers who had just finished a trip in British Colombia and were returning to Texas.
The cause of the sickness hasn’t yet been determined, although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is tracking several norovirus outbreaks on cruise ships, including the Celebrity Summit which is sailing around Alaska and British Colombia.
According to the CDC, the agency is so far aware of 68 cases of sickness among passengers during a voyage which took place between May 24 and May 31, 2024. Symptoms included diarrhea and vomiting and stool specimens taken from affected passengers have pointed the finger of blame at an outbreak of norovirus.
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