Times of Islamabad

100 passengers mysteriously fall sick on an Emirates flight

100 passengers mysteriously fall sick on an Emirates flight

DUBAI – 100 passengers and crew reported ill mysteriously an Emiratesflight from Dubai to New York.

The health workers were evaluating them as the airplane sat on the tarmacof JFK International Airport, authorities said.

About 100 people complained of feeling sick on Emirates Flight 203, whichlanded with at least 521 passengers shortly after 9 am EDT (1300 GMT) atJohn F Kennedy International Airport, the Centers for Disease Control andPrevention (CDC) said in a statement. Their symptoms included cough andfever.