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Scorsese2002
09/05/18 12:01:59 PM
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jfk-airport-emirates-flight-quarantined-amid-reports-of-sick-passengers-today-2018-09-05/

NEW YORK -- The New York City mayor's office says a plane has been quarantined at New York's Kennedy Airport amid reports of numerous ill passengers aboard a flight from Dubai. The Emirates flight landed around 9:10 a.m. Wednesday.

Video from news helicopters showed the jet sitting on the tarmac surrounded by ambulances, emergency vehicles and airport personnel.

Shortly before 10:30 a.m., Emirates Airlines said only 10 passengers from Dubai had taken ill.

"Emirates can confirm that about 10 passengers on board flight EK203 from Dubai to New York were taken ill," the airline said. "On arrival at JFK, as a precaution, they were immediately checked by local health authorities, and those needing medical attention will be attended to. All other passengers will be disembarking shortly. The safety and care of our customers is always our first priority and will not be compromised."

A government source briefed on situation told CBS News correspondent Kris Van Cleave there was no evidence of a security or terror issue. Emirates' home office has told U.S. officials it believes this incident was caused by food poisoning.

However, at least one passenger said that people appeared to be sick before even boarding the plane.

Eric Phillips, a spokesman for Mayor Bill de Blasio, says representatives of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were on the scene.

Phillips tweeted that the flight stopped in Mecca, which is experiencing a flu outbreak, and "early indications point to that as a possibility."

Airline representatives did not immediate respond to an email.

A New York police counterterrorism division tweeted it appeared to be a "medical situation."

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andel
09/05/18 12:03:10 PM
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holy fuck, the zombie apocalypse just reached our shores y'all
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FLUFFYGERM
09/05/18 12:03:19 PM
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Apparently one person onboard died due to severe tissue necrosis.
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ThanksUglyGod
09/05/18 12:04:39 PM
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It begins.
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AlephZero
09/05/18 12:05:17 PM
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time to move to madagascar
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eggcorn
09/05/18 12:05:33 PM
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andel posted...
holy fuck, the zombie apocalypse just reached our shores y'all

FLUFFYGERM posted...
Apparently one person onboard died due to severe tissue necrosis.

ThanksUglyGod posted...
It begins.

uh oh
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TheSextMachine
09/05/18 12:08:59 PM
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The Strain
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judasmaiden15
09/05/18 12:13:44 PM
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Chicken
09/05/18 12:14:33 PM
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Who knew the zombie apocalypse would be started by Instagram thots getting shat on by rich Dubai men?
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AlephZero
09/05/18 12:16:48 PM
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Chicken posted...
Who knew the zombie apocalypse would be started by Instagram thots getting shat on by rich Dubai men?

i'd watch this movie

written by and starring seth rogan
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gunplagirl
09/05/18 12:18:07 PM
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AlephZero posted...
Chicken posted...
Who knew the zombie apocalypse would be started by Instagram thots getting shat on by rich Dubai men?

i'd watch this movie

written by and starring seth rogan

As a steward, or the pilot?
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AlephZero
09/05/18 12:19:22 PM
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he's a flight attendant

he was smoking weed in the bathroom and got really high so he didn't get infected
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pres_madagascar
09/05/18 12:20:30 PM
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AlephZero posted...
time to move to madagascar

Fuck outta here
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gunplagirl
09/05/18 12:35:41 PM
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AlephZero posted...
he's a flight attendant

he was smoking weed in the bathroom and got really high so he didn't get infected

Brilliant
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butthole666
09/05/18 2:31:51 PM
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Vanilla Ice is livetweeting from the plane lol
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Zanzenburger
09/05/18 2:44:22 PM
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TheSextMachine posted...
The Strain

Seriously, this is like a scene-by-scene real life remake of The Strain, lol.
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Lordgold666
09/05/18 2:45:39 PM
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pres_madagascar posted...
AlephZero posted...
time to move to madagascar

Fuck outta here

lol
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pres_madagascar
09/05/18 7:57:20 PM
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Zanzenburger posted...
TheSextMachine posted...
The Strain

Seriously, this is like a scene-by-scene real life remake of The Strain, lol.

I was thinking that too .

Im like, they should check an adjacent warehouse for a dirt filled coffin before shit gets bad.
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