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Flight Diverted Over ‘Unruly’ Passenger Paranoid About Coronavirus: Report

The passenger was reportedly throwing a fit about sitting next to people who were coughing and sneezing.

A United Airlines flight was reportedly diverted from its route to Denver for an “emergency security risk,” after a disruptive passenger complained about people coughing and sneezing, and was later escorted out of the plane. The plane departed from Vail, Colorado to Newark, New Jersey on Sunday when a passenger reportedly threw a fit about sitting next to people who were showing symptoms of being sick, according to a passenger on the flight. “This speaks to the unintended consequences of heightened awareness and #coronavirus,” a fellow passenger, Jordan Safirstein, wrote on Twitter. He added that people on the flight began using sanitary wipes while the incident was taking place.