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WATCH LIVE: Emirates plane from Dubai lands in JFK with reportedly 100 sick passengers on board | WATCH LIVE: Emirates plane from Dubai lands in JFK with reportedly 100 sick passengers on board |
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An Emirates plane with around 500 passengers has landed at JFK Airport reportedly with 100 sick. | |
Footage shows ambulances and other emergency services surrounding the plane while NYPD counter-terrorism said it was “monitoring” the quarantine. | |
Emirates Flight 203, an Airbus A380, landed in the New York airport after declaring a medical emergency on Wednesday. | |
The passengers reportedly had fevers of up to over 100 degrees, while many were coughing, the pilot said, according to ABC. | |
While initial reports claim up to 100 people reported sickness, the airliner has put the number at 10. | |
READMORE: Emirates plane at JFK airport quarantined after 100 people reportedly fall ill on flight from Dubai | READMORE: Emirates plane at JFK airport quarantined after 100 people reportedly fall ill on flight from Dubai |
The plane, arriving from Dubai, landed at the airport at around 9am. | |
It arrived at Terminal 4, where Port Authority Police and a team from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigated the incident. | |
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