BA and Virgin stop swine flu sufferers from travelling
BA and Virgin stop swine flu sufferers from travelling
Travellers suspected of having swine flu are being turned away by airlines. Check-in staff are vetting passengers for swine flu symptoms and stopping those they think are infected from travelling.
Staff at Heathrow and other main British airports are checking passengers, reports The Sunday Times. British Airways (BA) and Virgin Atlantic have confirmed that they are not allowing suspected sufferers to travel.
A spokesman for BA said: "Our staff are trained on what to look out for if someone has wine flu or any other communicable disease. The staff seek medical advice and anyone with swine flu would be advised that they are unfit to travel." Virgin Atlantic's check-in staff are also consulting a medical team when they suspect a passenger has swine flu.
Meanwhile, those passengers who have swine flu that is not detected before travel risk being quarantined upon arrival at their destination. A group of 52 British school children and teachers have been put in quarantine in China after four of the pupils tested positive for swine flu.
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