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Passengers quarantined on Virgin Atlantic from Barbados to Gatwick

cde.news desk 6 March 2019, 12:58 · 1 min read

epa01649335 The inaugural V Australia flight to Los Angeles takes off from Sydney, 27 February 2009. Sir Richard Bransonjoined special guests as part of launch-flight celebrations to promote the new Sydney to Los Angeles run and to launch the Virgin Atlantic round-the-world-fares. EPA/TRACEY NEARMY AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT

Passengers on a charter Virgin Atlantic flight were “quarantined” after five crew members and some passengers became unwell during the flight from Barbados which landed at London Gatwick.

Those onboard reportedly came down with hacking coughs and sore throats.

Flight VS610 was met by police wearing masks, who boarded the plane and escorted passengers and crew to a holding area to be medically assessed.

The illness has not yet been identified.

Via The Independent

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Passengers quarantined on Virgin Atlantic from Barbados to Gatwick

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