Singapore Airlines New Zealand Flight Passengers Exposed to Measles EDIS CODE: BH-20140115-42294-NZL Date & Time: 2014-01-15 04:41:26 [UTC] Area: New Zealand, Northland, Singapore Airlines, Flight SQ281, Auckland Passengers who may have been exposed to measles on a Singapore Airlines flight to Auckland are being contacted by the regional public health service, the airline says. An alert was issued this morning after it became apparent that a passenger on flight SQ281 from Singapore that arrived at 11.45 pm on Sunday had been infectious while on the plane. Singapore Airlines marketing manager Murray Wild said all available contact details of those onboard the flight - SQ281 - had been passed to the Auckland Regional Public Health Service who contacting all those who had been exposed. Mr Wild said dealing with cases of communicable diseases in travelers was not uncommon for airlines. What we do is assist with the health service to identify the passengers seated in proximity or close proximity to the infected passengers. None of the cabin crew working on the flight had fallen ill because it was a requirement for them to be vaccinated, he said. The health service said any passengers who had been infected during the flight may experience symptoms soon. Thirteen other cases of measles have been confirmed in the North Island following an outbreak linked to an individual who attended a Sydney dance festival last year.
Posted on: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 02:15:26 +0000