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Emirates plane quarantined in New York with sick passengers: Airline

Emirates plane quarantined in New York with sick passengers, NEW YORK [Photos: Reuters]

An Emirates airline flight from Dubai was quarantined at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on Wednesday morning after passengers became ill during the flight, the airline and New York news media said.

Emirates flight 203, a double-deck Airbus A388 carrying about 500 passengers, landed shortly after 9 a.m. EDT (1300 GMT), according to an airlines spokeswoman.

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