Shortly before 1pm Gardaí from Ballymun were called to the scene of an incident in Dublin Airport. It was reported that a passenger on board a filght from Milan to Dublin had shown a plastic cup to a flight attendant marked ‘’Attentione Ebola’’. There were 142 passengers on board at the time.
The flight attendant notified the Captain who immediately contacted the Dublin Airport Authority. The Airport Police placed a cordon at the aircraft which was parked at stand. The H.S.E. were notified and the emergency protocols were invoked.
The aircraft remained on the apron for one hour while three of the passengers were medically examined. Following consultation with the H.S.E. it was established there was no evidence of a health risk. At approximately 2.15pm the crew and passengers were permitted to disembark and the cordon removed.
Two female passengers aged (51 & 23) and a male passenger (56) were arrested and are currently being dealt with under the Air Navigation and Transport Act at Ballymun Garda Station.
