United Airlines flight diverted after ‘biohazard’ caused by ill passenger

Flight 2477 to Boston landed in DC to conduct a deep clean' after crew and passengers began vomiting

A United Airlines flight was forced to divert after a passenger fell so ill on board that it caused what one crew member reportedly called a biohazard" - and made crewmates and other passengers start vomiting.

The plane, Flight 2477 heading from Houston to Boston on Sunday, ended up landing in Washington DC so it could undergo a deep clean", the New York Post reported.