‘Infected’ passenger on Ryanair flight gets the Hazmat treatment
TOURISTS on a Ryanair flight bound for Italy were left shocked yesterday as hazmat-clad officials rushed on board to remove a passenger who had just been told he had coronavirus.
The passenger and his travel companion were taken from the plane minutes before it was due to take off from Stansted and moved to the airport’s isolation area.
Their seats and the overhead cabin bins were then disinfected before the plane took off for Pisa one hour and 40 minutes behind schedule.
Ryanair said in a statement that the passenger received a text message minutes before his departure that he had tested positive for Covid-19.
By leaving home and boarding the flight the passenger, who has not been named, was in breach of quarantine restrictions. It was not known if he was showing symptoms.
The spokesman said: ‘The passenger and his travel companion were immediately offloaded and taken to a Stansted Airport isolation area where they were assisted by local public health authorities.
‘Since this passenger and his companion had complied fully with Ryanair health regulations, they were both wearing masks at all times at Stansted Airport and for the very short period (less than ten minutes) they were seated on the aircraft prior to departure.
‘There was little if any risk of Covid19 transmission to other passengers or crew members as all of whom were also wearing face masks at all times.’
It is believed no other passengers were required to self-isolate.
‘Immediately offloaded’