Flight 2477 was headed to Boston from George W. Bush International Airport in Houston on Sunday morning but was forced to land early in Washington, D.C., so the plane could undergo a “deep cleaning” after one of the passengers became ill, The New York Post newspaper told the airline. The situation was so dire that crew members and others on board began to feel ill, prompting the pilots to request a rerouting, according to radio communications between the captain and air traffic controllers.
“I spoke to the crew and it seems like everything is very bad there. The crew is vomiting and passengers are asking for masks,” the captain is heard saying in the audio recording. The plane landed safely at Washington Dulles Airport, where none of the 155 passengers and six crew members required medical attention. “The plane is currently undergoing a deep cleaning and we are working to return passengers to Boston as quickly as possible,” the airline said. The possible causes of the mid-air incident are being investigated by the relevant authorities.
