An Air France flight was blocked from entering American airspace and instead diverted towards Canada over fears linked to one passenger's exposure to the Ebola virus outbreak in Africa.
Air France flight 378 was all set to land at Detroit Metro Wayne Airport in Michigan late Wednesday afternoon before it changed course for Montreal Trudeau International Airport in this Canadian city.
US officials stopped this flight from entering the country after it was revealed that a passenger from the Democratic Republic of Congo was allowed to board in error, as per US Customs and Border Protection.
Due to entry restrictions put in place to limit the risk of the Ebola virus, the passenger should have boarded this plane, a rep for CBP shared. This is why they chose to divert the plane to Montreal, Canada.