JetBlue Bans Passenger That Flew While Infected With Coronavirus
A passenger who boarded a JetBlue flight while waiting for his coronavirus diagnosis has been banned from the airline for life. The passenger flew from New York to West Palm…
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Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesA passenger who boarded a JetBlue flight while waiting for his coronavirus diagnosis has been banned from the airline for life.
The passenger flew from New York to West Palm Beach on Wednesday. He found out his positive test results during the flight. He told the flight crew about it after they landed.
The airline said, "The event put our crewmembers, customers, and federal and local officials in an unsettling situation that could have easily been avoided, and as such, this customer will not be permitted to fly on JetBlue in the future."
