Emirates Flight 203 Hysteria (2018)

Emirates Flight 203, carrying 521 passengers from Dubai to New York in September 2018, experienced a mass hysteria incident when approximately 100 passengers reported symptoms like coughing and fever. Health authorities quarantined the plane at John F. Kennedy International Airport and evaluated passengers, sending 11 to the hospital. However, the belief that others were also sick spread, contributing to the incident labeled the "flight from hell," despite only a few passengers having common colds or the flu.