A United flight diverted after a passenger’s medical issue caused a ‘biohazard’ that made the crew vomit
A United Airlines flight diverted after a passenger’s medical issue.
In an ATC recording, a pilot says crew members were vomiting due to the “biohazard.”
The plane was deep-cleaned and landed in Boston six hours later.According to United, there were 155 passengers and six crew members on board. Nobody needed medical assistance on arrival.United flight UA2477 (Houston—Boston) diverted to Washington-Dulles after a customer experienced a medical issue,” the airline said in a statement shared with Business Insider. “We deep-cleaned the aircraft and it departed for Boston later that afternoon.”
United did not comment further on the specifics of the incident.
Diversions can displace pilots and aircraft, creating a snowball effect throughout an airline’s network.
Data from Flightradar24 shows the United 737 continued to Boston about six hours after landing in Washington, DC. Passengers on the plane’s next flight back to Houston were delayed nearly five hours.Last month, another United plane was deep-cleaned and taken out of service after dozens of passengers fell ill with symptoms including vomiting.The travel news site Live and Let’s Fly reported that a passenger’s burst colostomy bag caused the diversion.
According to United, there were 155 passengers and six crew members on board. Nobody needed medical assistance on arrival.United flight UA2477 (Houston—Boston) diverted to Washington-Dulles after a customer experienced a medical issue,” the airline said in a statement shared with Business Insider. “We deep-cleaned the aircraft and it departed for Boston later that afternoon.”
United did not comment further on the specifics of the incident.
Diversions can displace pilots and aircraft, creating a snowball effect throughout an airline’s network.
Data from Flightradar24 shows the United 737 continued to Boston about six hours after landing in Washington, DC. Passengers on the plane’s next flight back to Houston were delayed nearly five hours.
A similar incident happened last September when a Delta Air Lines plane U-turned after a passenger had diarrhea in the cabin.Last month, another United plane was deep-cleaned and taken out of service after dozens of passengers fell ill with symptoms including vomiting.
Pete Syme
