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Posted: Tuesday, 12 January 2010 11:08AM
Infected Passenger Boards Plane at PHL, Prompting Probe
by KYW's Mike Dunn
A weekend flight from Philadelphia to San Francisco has prompted an investigation because a man infected with tuberculosis was allowed on board the plane.
The Centers for Disease Control says it had placed the unnamed passenger on its “do not board” list given to the Transportation Security Administration.
The TSA gives the list to airlines, which in this case was US Airways. But the passenger was allowed to board, and officials are now trying to determine who dropped the ball.
A spokesperson for the CDC in Atlanta says that because the flight was less than eight hours, there was very little risk to other passengers. A spokesman for US Airways says that because there was little risk, there is no need to notify the passengers.
The passenger was quarantined upon his arrival in San Francisco.
Posted: Tuesday, 12 January 2010 11:08AM
Infected Passenger Boards Plane at PHL, Prompting Probe
by KYW's Mike Dunn
A weekend flight from Philadelphia to San Francisco has prompted an investigation because a man infected with tuberculosis was allowed on board the plane.
The Centers for Disease Control says it had placed the unnamed passenger on its “do not board” list given to the Transportation Security Administration.
The TSA gives the list to airlines, which in this case was US Airways. But the passenger was allowed to board, and officials are now trying to determine who dropped the ball.
A spokesperson for the CDC in Atlanta says that because the flight was less than eight hours, there was very little risk to other passengers. A spokesman for US Airways says that because there was little risk, there is no need to notify the passengers.
The passenger was quarantined upon his arrival in San Francisco.