# @nbcchicago on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DYnAIsuiObZ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65775346-nbcchicago-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-05-21T17:40:14.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NBC Chicago (@nbcchicago) — https://gondola.cc/nbcchicago

## Caption

An Air France flight bound for Detroit was redirected to Canada after a passenger from the Democratic Republic of Congo boarded “in error” amid the Ebola outbreak in central Africa, officials said Wednesday.

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesperson said the agency took “decisive action” by prohibiting the flight from landing at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport.

The flight departed from Paris and landed in Montreal, Canada, shortly after 5 p.m. ET Wednesday, according to data from tracker Flight Aware.

“Due to entry restrictions put in place to reduce the risk of the Ebola virus, the passenger should not have boarded the plane,” the CBP spokesperson said in a statement.

The Montreal Trudeau International Airport directed requests for more information to Air France, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

#detroit #ebola #airfrance #congo #publichealth

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## Tags

congo, airfrance, publichealth, detroit, ebola

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