Panic on plane, passenger dies on trip to Los Angeles – fellow passengers claim he and wife had symtoms

A passenger has died even though the ambulance tried to help him on the plane of United Airlines in the USA, and the Agency for Control and Prevention of Diseases (CDC) has begun to interview the people who had traveled with him, writes the Washington Post.

The deceased had filled out a form before getting on the plane, claiming to be fine, but the airline believes he was ill, reports the Telegraph.The plane that was flying from Orlando to Los Angeles made an emergency landing in New Orleans, because the passenger needed additional medical assistance. He was immediately taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The deceased had written on the form before getting on the plane that he is positive for COVID-19, emphasizing that he did not have any symptoms of any disease, however United Airlines claims that now “it is clear that the passenger had filled out the form incorrectlyThe airline has even asked the CDC if the deceased was infected with COVID-19, but has so far received no response.

Some social media users who were with him on the plane wrote that the deceased’s wife had symptoms of COVID-19, including loss of taste and smell, however United Airlines insists that despite the claims there is nothing officially confirmed that the man who has lost his life was infected with COVID-19.

“At the time we were traveling, we received the information that the passenger had suffered a heart attack, and the other passengers who were on the plane were forced to continue their journey with another plane. Now that the CDC has contacted us, we are sharing all the information with the agency, in order to reach passengers who may have been at risk of infection,” added the airline’s spokesperson.At the time we were traveling, we received the information that the passenger had suffered a heart attack, and the other passengers who were on the plane were forced to continue their journey with another plane. Now that the CDC has contacted us, we are sharing all the information with the agency, in order to reach passengers who may have been at risk of infection,” added the airline’s spokesperson.

As the Washington Post reports, the plane’s crew has been quarantined for 14 days, while the airport of the city of New Orleans does not want to confirm or deny the health condition of the dead man, and they have not even shared any information about whether he was infected with COVID-19. . /Telegraph