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Passenger from Congo boards flight ‘in error’, prompting diversion to Canada amid Ebola outbreak
Air France flight en route to Detroit, Michigan, landed in Montreal after virus-related travel restrictions
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An Air France flight headed to Detroit, Michigan, was redirected to Canada on Wednesday after it was determined that a passenger from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) had boarded “in error” amid new Ebola-related travel restrictions, officials with the US Customs and Border Protection agency (CBP) said.
“Due to entry restrictions put in place to reduce the risk of the Ebola virus, the passenger should not have boarded the plane,” a CBP spokesperson said in a statement.
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Anna Betts · Thu, May 21, 2026, 6:47 AM
US news | The Guardian
Air France flight en route to Detroit, Michigan, landed in Montreal after virus-related travel restrictions
An Air France flight headed to Detroit, Michigan, was redirected to Canada on Wednesday after it was determined that a passenger from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) had boarded “in error” amid new Ebola-related travel restrictions, officials with the US Customs and Border Protection agency (CBP) said.
“Due to entry restrictions put in place to reduce the risk of the Ebola virus, the passenger should not have boarded the plane,” a CBP spokesperson said in a statement.
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