mdavies06 wrote:Coughing and experiencing high temperature seems like air born transmitted disease. If it is food poisoning coming from say 1 out of 3 main courses, why only 10 people?
That's why people are skeptical of Emirates' initial claim of food poisoning. The passenger who posted that onboard video told the news that people were coughing before they ever boarded the Dubai leg and that one of the flight attendants she knows got sick during the flight.
The NYC mayor's office is pointing out that some of the passengers had connected to Dubai from Mecca where there's a flu outbreak. So they are not confirming the cause of the illnesses, but putting the flu out there as a possibility.
NBC is reporting that at least 12 people have been taken to local hospitals.