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| Glasgow Airport plane quarantined | Glasgow Airport plane quarantined |
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| A flight from the Dominican Republic was quarantined for 90 minutes after landing at Glasgow Airport. | A flight from the Dominican Republic was quarantined for 90 minutes after landing at Glasgow Airport. |
| A total of 27 holidaymakers on the MyTravel service complained of sickness and diarrhoea. | A total of 27 holidaymakers on the MyTravel service complained of sickness and diarrhoea. |
| The plane, which landed at 0500 BST, was met by doctors and consultants from Health Protection Scotland. Passengers were let away at 0630 BST after checks. | The plane, which landed at 0500 BST, was met by doctors and consultants from Health Protection Scotland. Passengers were let away at 0630 BST after checks. |
| Sick passengers were diagnosed with the Norovirus or so-called winter vomiting. No-one needed medical treatment. | Sick passengers were diagnosed with the Norovirus or so-called winter vomiting. No-one needed medical treatment. |
| A number of the passengers had been at the same hotel where dozens of UK holiday-makers fell ill during their stay. | A number of the passengers had been at the same hotel where dozens of UK holiday-makers fell ill during their stay. |
| Airport operator BAA Scotland said the quarantine measure was standard procedure. | Airport operator BAA Scotland said the quarantine measure was standard procedure. |
| A spokesman said: "All the passengers were kept on board for an hour and a half, and they eventually made their own way home. | A spokesman said: "All the passengers were kept on board for an hour and a half, and they eventually made their own way home. |
| "In these situations, we just make sure that there is no risk to public health." | "In these situations, we just make sure that there is no risk to public health." |
| The plane has since departed the airport. | The plane has since departed the airport. |
| A MyTravel spokeswoman confirmed the affected passengers had been staying at the illness-hit Bahia Principe San Juan hotel in Punta Cana. | A MyTravel spokeswoman confirmed the affected passengers had been staying at the illness-hit Bahia Principe San Juan hotel in Punta Cana. |
| She said: "The bug outbreak, which lasts between 12 and 48 hours, is confined to the one hotel." | She said: "The bug outbreak, which lasts between 12 and 48 hours, is confined to the one hotel." |
| Some guests at the hotel have been so ill with vomiting and diarrhoea that they have had to be treated in hospital. | Some guests at the hotel have been so ill with vomiting and diarrhoea that they have had to be treated in hospital. |
| An examination is being carried out by a hygiene expert at the hotel. | An examination is being carried out by a hygiene expert at the hotel. |
| One reader who contacted the BBC Scotland news website said she had witnessed similar scenes on a separate plane, which had landed at Gatwick Airport at 0600 BST on Thursday after returning from the Dominican Republic. | |
| Heather Threader, who stayed at a different hotel than those flying into Glasgow, said: "Our plane had very sick passengers on board who were suffering cramps, diarrhoea and sickness. | |
| "We were met by paramedics who took sick passengers off." | |
| Ms Threader added that all passengers had to complete a form to enable them to be contacted if needed. | |
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