United flight makes emergency landing due to ’biohazard’ as passengers become unwell
運航情報サイト「フライトアウェア」によると、２８日午前にテキサス州ヒューストン発、マサチューセッツ州ボストン行きのユナイテッド便が、出発後約２時間で首都ワシントン近郊のダレス国際空港に緊急着陸した
According to the flight information site FlightAware, a United flight from Houston, Texas, bound for Boston, Massachusetts, made an emergency landing at Dulles International Airport near Washington, D.C., about two hours after departure on the morning of the 28th.
ユナイテッド航空は乗客１人の健康上の問題が原因だと述べた
United Airlines said the cause of the flight was a medical issue involving a passenger.
Ｘ（旧ツイッター）の航空関連情報アカウントに投稿された音声の中で、乗務員の１人は病原体など有害な生物による災害を意味する「バイオハザード」という言葉を使っている
In the audio posted on the aviation-related information account of.
この乗務員は「かなりひどい状況らしい
The crew member said, ``It seems like the situation is pretty bad.’’
The crew member was vomiting, and passengers around him were asking for masks.”
同航空によると、機体は徹底的に洗浄された後、午後に改めてボストンへ向かった
According to the airline, the aircraft was thoroughly cleaned before re-flighting to Boston in the afternoon.
旅客機内で起きた同様の事態としては、今年４月にユナイテッド機のトイレから汚水があふれ、同機はサンフランシスコに引き返した
A similar incident occurred on a passenger plane in April, when sewage overflowed from the toilet on a United flight, forcing the plane to return to San Francisco.
今月始めには米デルタ航空機内で腐った食品が提供されて乗客らが体調を崩し、ニューヨークへの緊急着陸を余儀なくされた
Earlier this month, a Delta flight was forced to make an emergency landing in New York after passengers fell ill after being served rotten food.
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