Three people have been arrested in connection with an Ebola hoax at Dublin Airport.
The plane from Milan was cordoned off on the apron while an investigation involving Gardai, the HSE and the Dublin Airport Authority was carried out.
The alert was sparked after a passenger on board a fight from Milan to Dublin had shown a plastic cup to a flight attendant marked ''Attentione Ebola''. There were 142 passengers on board at the time.
The flight attendant notified the Captain who immediately contacted the Dublin Airport Authority. Shortly before 1 o clock, The Airport Police placed a cordon at the aircraft , and the H.S.E. were notified and the emergency protocols were invoked.
The aircraft remained on the apron for one hour while three of the passengers were medically examined. Following consultation with the H.S.E. it was established there was no evidence of a health risk, after which passengers were permitted to disembark and the cordon removed.
Ballymun Gardai were called and 2 female passengers aged (51 & 23) and a male passenger (aged 56) were arrested and are currently being dealt with under the Air Navigation and Transport Act at Ballymun Garda Station.
