BREAKING: FLIGHT BEING HELD IN SEA-TAC FOR POSSIBE SMALLPOX!

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[horsewhispersc]

I'm from Seattle area. I posted here that this person had cold. They took all information of passengers in case they had to reach them. They let them go! My thought was Are They Sure!

[TYBEEISLAND]

I would like to know if there's any (new) information on this, or is this a shouting match...???? I'm interested in this, come on now lets post some info ty

[horsewhispersc]

No there was no new info

[TomB]

Thread Killer....

;-)

[riri]

How can we get any new information on this? This is maddening. I am so sick of this happening. A story breaks and disappears into the ether world never to be heard of again.

Even if it were a hoax, I would like to know some more information. Such as the man who supposedly had small pox name or at least country of orgin. This is just unbelievable..

[Free Vulcan]

Sorry man, hope I didn't ruin anyone's fun. :-} Sometimes half the thrill is in the sparring.

[TomB]

LOL.

It was beginning to get a little annoying. Saying the same thing over and over and over, with references!

Only to have someone say, "no, you're wrong", without a shred of evidence to back it up. That drives me nuts.

Some people around here are only happy when they are scared out of their minds.

Did you get my ping for the other thread? An interesting read.

[Free Vulcan]

Yes I did, thank you much.

[lonevoice]

#143 copied below is the only post I could find that the passengers had been released with the exception of the one about whom the tip was received. I still can't find anything that says what the disposition of this man was. I read somewhere, can't find it now, that no decision had been made as to whether or not to quarantine this passenger. The way this story sunk like a stone left me uneasy. Who is this passenger, and what has been done with him?

#143
UPDATE: Passengers Being Let Off Plane At Sea-Tac

SEATTLE - Passengers on board Eva Air Flight 32 are now being allowed to deplane. They were originally held on board due to a smallpox scare.

Earlier, the Newark, N.J.-bound plane was been sealed off after U.S. Customs officials in New York received an anonymous tip that the inbound 747 from Taipei, Taiwan had someone on board carrying smallpox, Port of Seattle officials told KOMO 4 News.

Health officials have evaluated the person on board who was said to have the smallpox, and say he does not exhibit any signs of the virus.

Those passengers who were supposed to debark in Seattle will be allowed off the plane. Those who were to continue on to Newark will stay on the plane.

No word yet as to the fate of the person who was said to have the disease.

[Free Vulcan]

bttt. I'm wondering too. Anybody out that way got time to call the airport?

[tallhappy]

See the other thread by Tom B.

I have pointed out how you actually contradicted Tom B.

He was right (and in agreement with me) you were wrong.

[tallhappy]

2. Meaning that in the period, that any lesions are in their throat ONLY, there is a window of time where they may be spreading the disease and unaware of it, even though that window is probably only a day or two.

Which was my point the entire time.

Thank you for agreeing with me.

Tom B could have saved us all the trouble by agreeing to this simple fact from the beginning.

[freeasinbeer]

Yep, in Toronto. The flight had been on its way to Newark if I remember correctly.