Ebola, Caribbean Style

A man on a flight that left Philadelphia for an island paradise triggered a caught-on-camera Ebola scare on his plane when he reportedly sneezed and said, "I have Ebola, you are all screwed." US Airways Flight 845 left Philadelphia en route to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, just after 10 a.m. Wednesday. When it arrived shortly after 1 p.m. local time, passengers were told to stay on the plane as crews in hazmat suits came onto the aircraft. The whole thing appeared to be a prank. US Air said the flight was checked, and vacationers were allowed to go on their way. “We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused, but the safety of our customers and employees is our first priority," the airline added. It wasn’t immediately clear whether the passenger, who according to reports had no history of travel to Ebola-stricken parts of West Africa, was charged, but he should be. Air travel is already scary enough what with pilot error, plane crashes, hijackings, bomb threats, losing your luggage, and the two Malaysian Airlines flights that went missing earlier this year. We do not need idiots like him ruining everyone's good time.