Ebola Concerns Divert Detroit Flight as U.S. Updates Travel Restrictions
A flight bound for Detroit was diverted to Canada due to concerns over a passenger potentially exposed to Ebola. The Air France flight, which departed from Paris, was rerouted to Montreal after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) prohibited it from landing in Detroit. The passenger, who had traveled from the Democratic Republic of Congo, was assessed and found asymptomatic. This incident comes as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) prepares to implement new travel restrictions requiring flights from affected African countries to land at Washington-Dulles International Airport.