CDC contacted after 2 flights arriving at Boston Logan International Airport reported ill passengers

Two Delta flight attendants were evaluated by EMTs.

Michael Dwyer / AP, File

November 25, 2024

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Two flights arriving at Boston Logan International Airport Sunday afternoon with occupants suffering from “various illnesses” prompted alerts sent to the CDC, according to officials.

Massport, which is responsible for Logan Airport’s operations, contacted the CDC “out of an abundance of caution,” a spokesperson for the airport operator told Boston.com.

Massport fire responded to two flights, on Delta and Avianca, that reported having sick passengers, the spokesperson said.

Sunday’s Delta Flight DL225 and Avianca Flight 444 were affected.

While “no customers reported illness,” a spokesperson for Delta told Boston.com that two Delta flight attendants were evaluated by EMTs upon arrival.

There was “no public health authority involvement to respond to two [members of] Delta’s flight crew who sought medical attention yesterday after not feeling well,” Delta’s spokesperson said.

An Avianca spokesperson said on a flight from San Salvador to Boston “a case of a sick passenger was reported, but no additional irregularities occurred.”

Federal regulations require pilots of international flights arriving in the U.S. to report certain illnesses among passengers or crew to the CDC before their arrival.

A spokesperson for the CDC said they were aware of two instances on Sunday of a sick person or people on an incoming plane. In one, a child experienced “one episode of vomiting” on a flight coming from San Salvador, El Salvador to Boston. The child “quickly recovered and was not transported to a hospital,” according to the CDC.

In the other incident, two crew members on a flight heading to Boston from Paris experienced lightheadedness.

“They were transported to a local hospital for further evaluation,” the spokesperson said. “The hospital found no evidence of a contagious disease of public health concern, and both crew members were discharged.”