An American passenger died on Air Arik plane from Lagos, Nigeria, to New York City's JFK airport - he never made it home, as he died before the aircraft hit the ground.
This happened last Wednesday night, and amid the great health concerns regarding West African nations' Ebola outbreak (such as Nigeria and Liberia), the passenger that died on Air Arik plane was subject to different examinations upon arriving to JFK - however, he tested negative for Ebola.
The passenger that died on Air Arik plane earlier this week had been checked for Ebola before leaving the West African nation, and had tested positive. However, concerns in the aircraft grew as the man presented signs of being very sick, and then dying one hour before the plane hit the ground at the Kennedy in Queens, according to a report by The New York Daily News.
The passenger who died on the Air Arik plane was a 63-year-old United States male citizen, who was traveling along from Nigeria. During the flight, the man started to vomit profusely, worrying fellow passengers and crew, until his body gave up.
Upon landing in New York, the crew quickly alerted authorities regarding the passenger that died on the Air Arik plane.
According to the UK's Daily Mail, the flight attendants called the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Port Authority and the officials at customs, who boarded the plane in protective gear as soon as it touched the ground, forcing the entirety of the flight - 145 extremely worried passengers to remain on board as the team evaluated the body for the next 45 minutes.
Fortunately, after a short check-up, it was shown that the man didn't pose a health risk, as he didn't carry the Ebola virus.
As the Ebola epidemic has reached the American continent (with two cases in Texas), there is growing concern about the spreading of the potentially deadly virus - especially considering that the CDC has admitted themselves that they haven't treated the virus in the best way possible.
