News · 21 May 2026
Congo passenger diverts Air France flight to Montreal
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Travellers on an Air France flight to Detroit experienced a diversion due to concerns about a passenger's possible Ebola exposure. Attributing their decision to an error in passenger boarding, American border and customs personnel diverted flight 378, causing it to touch down in Montreal by Wednesday afternoon. The individual, a national of Congo (Kinshasa), was disembarked from the aircraft before it continued its journey to Detroit.
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