United Airlines flight diverted due to mid-air incident

A United Airlines flight had to be diverted due to a “biological hazard” during the flight.

The flight departed Houston for Boston at 9:39 a.m., but was diverted to Washington Dulles at 1:36 p.m. on Sunday due to a customer’s illness.

None of the plane’s passengers, including six crew members and 155 passengers, required medical attention when it landed in Washington.

In an audio recording shared on X, a pilot on board told air traffic control: “Especially given this type of biohazard, I think we need to get the plane on the ground as quickly as possible.”

“The crew is vomiting and passengers everywhere are asking for masks etc.

“I’ve talked to the crew and it sounds like it’s pretty bad back there.”

The airline told Metro.co.uk: “United flight UA2477 (Houston – Boston) was diverted to Washington-Dulles after a customer experienced a medical issue.”

“The aircraft is currently being thoroughly cleaned and we are working to send customers on their way to Boston soon.”

At 5:17 p.m. the flight continued its journey to Boston.

The incident occurred nearly two months after passengers were barred from a United Airlines flight due to “suspected cases of contagious disease.”

The aircraft was off the south coast of Ireland and was diverted to Dublin Airport due to two incidents on board.

In the first case, it was probably a medical incident, in the other case it was a disruptive passenger on board the flight from Brussels to New York’s Newark Airport.

As a result of the incident, numerous police cars and at least one ambulance were seen on the tarmac around the aircraft.

The airline confirmed that a disruptive passenger was removed from the flight.

Two other passengers were removed, including both the “sick passenger” and a person traveling with them.

In a statement at the time, the Irish Health Service Executive (HSE) said: “In order to protect the privacy and confidentiality of the individuals concerned, the HSE is unable to comment on individual cases.”

“Health authorities respond to reported cases of suspected infectious diseases, conduct a risk assessment of the situation and, if necessary, take control measures to protect public health.”

“Today the HSE National Ambulance Service and HSE Public Health, in conjunction with Dublin Airport, An Garda Síochána and the Airport Police, conducted investigations at Dublin Airport in accordance with protocols.

“Public Health and the National Emergency Service managed this incident in accordance with national public health guidelines.”

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