Also, the Phoenix aircraft must refual a couple of times, in foreign countries, to get to the US. The aircraft might be denied landing rights if an Ebola patient isn't in a POD, even if no one leaves the aircraft.
I am a bit of an aviation buff and previously read up on the
Phoenix Air ambulances They are using modified
Gulfstream G-III jets to airlift Ebola patients back to the USA. The jet is refueled at
Lajes Air Field on the Azore Islands before flying to the USA.
Inside the Flying Quarantine Ward Used to Transport Ebola Patients Phoenix Air details Ebola flight operations in 'Flying ICU'
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