A passenger on the Ryanair flight connecting London to Pisa (Italy) was evacuated from the cabin by a medical team just before takeoff on Wednesday evening. The man had just received an SMS informing him that he was positive for the Covid-19 test. The person accompanying him also had to get out of the plane.
The travelers were impressed by the bacteriological protective suits of the staff who burst on board to lead the two passengers outside. Videos of the scene are circulating on social networks, says The Guardian .
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The airline Ryanair has apologized to its customers in a statement and wants to be reassuring. "This passenger and his companion complied with the health rules put in place by Ryanair," said the carrier. “They both wore a mask at all times at Stansted Airport and during the short period (less than ten minutes) that they were seated on the plane before departure. "
After leaving the aircraft, the patient and the person traveling with him were taken to an area of the terminal reserved for isolation. Agents from the local health authority then took charge of them. The seats they had occupied on the plane and the luggage storage compartments above were disinfected "in accordance with the instructions of the British health authorities," says Ryanair.
The London - Pisa flight was finally able to take off with a delay of more than 1 hour 20. “There was little, if any, risk of transmission of Covid-19 to other passengers or to the crew since they also all wore a mask at all times, ”says the Irish airline.
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