smokeybandit wrote:

I'm not doubting the story, but it'd take quite some time to take the temperatures of over 100 people

nylonsf wrote:

According to CBS, Emirates apparently is already blaming the food. Airplane! indeed.

I'm curious as to why they deplaned a number of flight attendants and had them walk with their luggage in hand into an ambulance. Do health officials not want their assistance in managing passengers?

I mean, F/As aren't usually trained medical professionals aside from emergency measures such as performing CPR, providing supplemental oxygen, and using an AED, so my guess is there really isn't much of a way for them to assist with these types of illnesses.

NearMiss wrote:

100°F? Surely you can't be serious

ikramerica wrote:

That’s right. I had Lasagna.

smokeybandit wrote:

I'm not doubting the story, but it'd take quite some time to take the temperatures of over 100 people

NearMiss wrote:

100°F? Surely you can't be serious

tjwgrr wrote:

NearMiss wrote:

100°F? Surely you can't be serious

It is serious, and don't call me Shirley.

tjwgrr wrote:

NearMiss wrote:

100°F? Surely you can't be serious

It is serious, and don't call me Shirley.

Prost wrote:

If it helps, I speak jive.

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?

SQ789 wrote:

How did this happen?

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?

nylonsf wrote:

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.

nylonsf wrote:

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.

musman9853 wrote:

that seems most likely. As someone who's done hajj and been to makkah many times, the potential to spread disease there is about as bad as it gets. millions of people from all voer the world in close proximity sharing food, water, toilets, etc. i totally buy the flu story, as it's a running joke among muslims that hajis (people who do hajj) always come back sick

Erebus wrote:

nylonsf wrote:

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.

This theory seems plausible, but for an outbreak of this magnitude, shouldn't we also expect similar incidents on other flights out of Mecca?

qf789 wrote:

Developing story

EK203 DXB-JFK has landed at JFK this morning with about 100 passengers falling ill. Health officials are currently investigating the cause of the passengers illness

Aircraft in question is A6-EUF

https://bnonews.com/site/index.php/2018 ... -fall-ill/



https://twitter.com/AirlineFlyer/status ... 4073168902

nylonsf wrote:

Someone posted what they say is onboard video.

rbavfan wrote:

qf789 wrote:

Developing story

EK203 DXB-JFK has landed at JFK this morning with about 100 passengers falling ill. Health officials are currently investigating the cause of the passengers illness

Aircraft in question is A6-EUF

https://bnonews.com/site/index.php/2018 ... -fall-ill/



https://twitter.com/AirlineFlyer/status ... 4073168902

Stop sensationalizing it. The article says 18 people, not 100.

rbavfan wrote:

qf789 wrote:

Developing story

EK203 DXB-JFK has landed at JFK this morning with about 100 passengers falling ill. Health officials are currently investigating the cause of the passengers illness

Aircraft in question is A6-EUF

https://bnonews.com/site/index.php/2018 ... -fall-ill/



https://twitter.com/AirlineFlyer/status ... 4073168902

Stop sensationalizing it. The article says 18 people, not 100.

einsteinboricua wrote:

I've seen the symptoms and they're not pretty.

It starts with a slight fever and dryness of the throat. When the virus penetrates the red blood cells, the victim becomes dizzy, begins to experience an itchy rash, then the poison goes to work on the central nervous system, severe muscle spasms followed by the inevitable drooling. At this point, the entire digestive system collapses accompanied by uncontrollable flatulence. Until finally, the poor bastard is reduced to a quivering wasted piece of jelly.

TVNWZ wrote:

There seems to be an increasing number of fume events on new airplanes recently. Strange odors. Weird smells that are making people nauseous etc. Wonder if this could be something along those lines. Bad bleed air?