The situation was so serious that crew members and other passengers began to get sick themselves, resulting in the pilots requesting a diversion of the flight route.
Chaos ensued on United Airlines flight 2477 when during the flight crew members began to vomit and passengers requested masks.
The flight took off from Houston and was bound for Boston but was forced to land early in Washington so that the plane could undergo a “biological cleanse” after a passenger fell ill, United told The Post.
The situation was so serious that crew members and other passengers began to get sick themselves, resulting in the pilots requesting a diversion of the flight route.
“I spoke with the crew and it seems that things are very bad back there. The crew is vomiting and the passengers around are requesting masks,” a crew member was heard saying over the radio.
“There is a biological hazard, so I think we need to land as soon as possible,” he added.
The plane landed safely at Washington Dulles Airport, where none of the 155 passengers on board or the six crew members needed medical assistance.
“The aircraft is currently undergoing deep cleaning and we are working to get passengers to Boston soon,” the airline stated.
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