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Passengers on a recent American Airlines flight from San Francisco to Charlotte, North Carolina, have possibly been exposed to the hepatitis A virus. It has prompted a public health response from both the airline and local health officials after the Center for Diseases Control was notified that a flight attendant was confirmed to be carrying the virus.
Passengers on a recent American Airlines flights were possibly exposed to the Hepatitis A virus. Photo: Tomas Del Caro via Flickr.
The impacted flight was AA1960 flying from San Francisco to Charlotte on Saturday, September 21, 2019. AA1960 is a morning departure from San Francisco, utilizing an A321 aircraft which seats 187 passengers. The media reports to date have come out of the Charlotte area and focused on Charlotte residents who were on the flight. There were 18 of them. All have since been vaccinated against the virus.
In a statement, an American Airlines spokesperson said; “The safety of our customers and team members is our top priority. We are in close contact with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and public health officials and will coordinate with them on any required health and safety-related measures.”
A local health official from Charlotte, Rebecca Carter, told The Charlotte Observer;
“The risk was only to the passengers on the flight … There was no risk to the public.”
The impacted flight was AA1960 flying from San Francisco to Charlotte on Saturday, September 21, 2019. AA1960 is a morning departure from San Francisco, utilizing an A321 aircraft which seats 187 passengers. The media reports to date have come out of the Charlotte area and focused on Charlotte residents who were on the flight. There were 18 of them. All have since been vaccinated against the virus.
In a statement, an American Airlines spokesperson said; “The safety of our customers and team members is our top priority. We are in close contact with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and public health officials and will coordinate with them on any required health and safety-related measures.”
A local health official from Charlotte, Rebecca Carter, told The Charlotte Observer;
“The risk was only to the passengers on the flight … There was no risk to the public.”
