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Heathrow flight undergoes Ebola checks after passenger falls ill

Passengers on a British Airways flight from London Heathrow to Aberdeen have had to wait on the runway in Scotland for more than three hours after a patient fell ill and the authorities decided to carry out medical checks.

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British Airways Heathrow flight has been held on runway for three hours while sick passenger is quarantined after health scare

Photo of health officials onboard BA flight from London to Heathrow assessing passenger who fell ill Credit: ITV Meridian

Passengers on the internal flight from London to Aberdeen report that one passenger fell ill onboard the plane and the flight crew alerted the authorities. Local health officials then boarded the plane in face masks and protective clothing and assessed the condition of the poorly passenger. An eye-witness onboard told ITV Meridian that the passengers was then "taken to an isolation unit" and everyone else was told to be on the look out for symptoms of illness. It's not believed at this stage that the passenger is suffering from the Ebola virus

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