Saturday, March 14, 2020
A JetBlue passenger on a flight from JFK International Airport, New York City to Palm Beach, Florida, has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus.
The plane landed around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to Palm Beach County Fire Rescue. The crew and 114 passengers were stranded on the tarmac for hours as health officials spoke to everyone on board.
Passengers who were near the infected person were given instructions on how to monitor their health over the next few days. They were allowed to leave the airport without seeing a doctor.
“At this time passengers in the vicinity of the positive patient were advised of monitoring procedures,” Palm Beach County Fire Rescue said in a statement. “The rest of the passengers were released to go home” and given directions to call the health department with any medical concerns.
JetBlue said the infected passenger flew on the plane despite “knowing he was awaiting results for a coronavirus test” and that he didn’t disclose this to any airline officials.
The passenger, the airline said, is permanently barred from all JetBlue flights.
“Last night’s event put our crewmembers, customers, and federal and local officials in an unsettling situation that could have easily been avoided, and as such, this customer will not be permitted to fly on JetBlue in the future,” the company said in a statement Thursday.
Customers who are not feeling well, or who believe they may have COVID-19 should not travel until cleared by a medical professional, JetBlue said in a statement.
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