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Passenger from Congo boards flight ‘in error’, prompting diversion to Canada amid Ebola outbreak
Air France flight en route to Detroit, Michigan, landed in Montreal after virus-related travel restrictions
TL;DR
- An Air France flight bound for Detroit was diverted to Montreal, Canada, due to a passenger from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) boarding in error.
- The diversion was a result of new Ebola-related travel restrictions implemented by the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
- The new measures restrict entry for non-US passport holders who have been in Uganda, DRC, or South Sudan in the past 21 days.
- Further restrictions will require all US-bound flights carrying travelers from these regions to land at Washington-Dulles International Airport for enhanced public health measures.
- The World Health Organization reported nearly 600 suspected Ebola cases and 139 suspected deaths, with confirmed cases in DRC and Uganda.