UAL903 - May 1/09 - Flight diverted to Boston with passenger that may have flu

[kea001]

UAL903

Departure 11:50AM MESZ
Arrival    01:42PM EDT

Flightaware:
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL903/history/20090501/0950Z/EDDM/KIAD


Not much of interest here except a brief exchange between a pilot and a ground controller that was amusing.

[cessna157]

Although this one has lots of potential, I haven't gotten anything good for this round yet, but when the bird flu made its debut.......:

[Hollis]

Here's the ATC comms with 903 inbound.
That should explain the reference to the helicopter in the previous clip.
(Worked by Boston John, no less!)

[sykocus]

Although this one has lots of potential, I haven't gotten anything good for this round yet, but when the bird flu made its debut.......:

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd275/cessna157/birdflu.jpg

a friend sent me this.

[kea001]

Here's the ATC comms with 903 inbound.

Thanks Hollis.

'Sign of the times'
Swine Flu picture photoshop contest
http://www.freakingnews.com/Sign-of-the-Times-Pics-64551.asp


'Flu'mergency #2
A COPA Panama Airlines...
Boeing 737-800, flight CM-279 from Panama City (Panama) to Buenos Aires Ezeiza,BA (Argentine), diverted to Lima (Peru) after a female passenger (29) fell ill with influenza symptons during the flight.
http://avherald.com/h?article=418fc1b1&opt=0

'Flu'mergency #3
Aircraft impounded at Dublin
Michael O'Leary - Ryanair CEO: “We had a ridiculous case today. We have a plane arrived in from Nantes with you know, a 15-year-old got sick on the plane and Dublin airport are impounding the plane and calling the HSE, like you know, this is the arrival of swamp [swine] flu in Ireland. Complete bloody nonsense,” he said.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2009/0430/1224245683435.html

'Flu'mergency  #4
Qantas worker refused to clean swine flu plane
The Transport Workers Union says a Qantas cleaner was threatened with disciplinary action when she refused to clean a plane that had carried passengers who potentially had swine flu.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/01/2557800.htm?section=australia

'Flu'mergency #5
China Quarantines Mexicans
According to accounts from Mexicans in the hotel, Mexican travelers arriving on various flights from Mexico and the U.S. were singled out by health officials who boarded their aircraft wearing white protective suits, masks and rubber gloves. They led away Mexican passport holders, while non-Mexicans watched from their seats.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124137876507580987.html


sykocus has it backwards:

BREAKING NEWS:
H1N1 may have infected pigs on Alberta farm
Health authorities say the H1N1 flu may have jumped from a farm worker to pigs in Alberta, in what could be the first case of human-to-animal transmission of the virus.
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090502/swineflu_pigs_090502/20090502?hub=TopStories