'Return of Korean Air Flight to LA After Detection of Visitor from China Within 14 Days'

No Suspicious Symptoms Found in 3 US Nationals After Inspection... Flying to Las Vegas

On the 31st, a charter flight dispatched to transport Korean residents living in Wuhan, China, arrived at Gimpo International Airport in Gangseo-gu, Seoul. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Yu Je-hoon] A Korean Air flight scheduled to depart from Incheon International Airport and arrive in Las Vegas, USA, caused a commotion by returning to Los Angeles (LA) Airport due to quarantine issues.

According to Korean Air on the 6th, flight KE005, which departed from Incheon Airport at 9 PM the previous day and was supposed to arrive in Las Vegas, was unable to land at Las Vegas Airport and returned to LA Airport.

Three U.S. nationals who had stayed in China within the last 14 days were on board the flight, prompting Las Vegas Airport to notify the airline to return to LA Airport for quarantine. Previously, the U.S. had decided to deny entry to foreign nationals who are not immediate family members of U.S. citizens or permanent residents if they had been in China within the last 14 days, in order to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (Wuhan pneumonia).

The three U.S. nationals underwent quarantine procedures at LA Airport and were found to have no suspicious symptoms, so they reboarded the flight. Accordingly, flight KE005 was en route to Las Vegas again around 4 AM on the 5th (local time).

A Korean Air official stated, "Currently, Korean Air prohibits boarding of foreign passengers who have been in China within the last two weeks according to the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) guidelines, but U.S. nationals are transported to limited airports (11 in total) within the U.S. in accordance with TSA guidelines."

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