Air France flight diverted to Montreal amid U.S. Ebola travel restrictions

Added: 2026-05-25

[00:00:00]A flight bound for the US was diverted to Canada last night due to American flight restrictions tied to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Air France says a passenger was denied entry into the US due to new regulations that travelers from certain countries, including the Congo, can enter only through Washington. The plane was en route from Paris to Detroit when it landed at Trudeau International Airport in Montreal. Health officials are on high alert as a deadly outbreak of a rare type of Ebola ravages the Congo and neighboring Uganda.

[00:00:32]Meanwhile, one person here in Ontario is being tested for Ebola. The Public Health Agency of Canada says samples are expected to arrive at the National Microbiology Laboratory today. Ontario health officials say the patient is being assessed following recent travel to East Africa and that out of an abundance of caution, they are being tested for a range of possible infectious diseases, including Ebola.

[00:00:54]Keep in mind, there are no current confirmed cases of the virus in Ontario.