Emergency aid vehicles surround an American Airlines plane at the Mineta San Jose International Airport in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday. The jet was quarantined after four people on board showed symptoms of SARS.
April 1 — An American Airlines flight from Tokyo was quarantined on the tarmac at San Jose’s airport Tuesday after four people on board complained of symptoms similar to those from the mysterious new illness spreading through Asia, airline and city health officials said.
TWO PASSENGERS and two crew members complained of symptoms similar to those found in severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, according to city health officials.
Flight 128 from Tokyo to Mineta San Jose International Airport was stopped on the tarmac short of the gate, and ambulances lined up near the plane as the 125 passengers and 14 crew members waited on board.
American Airlines notified the airport that help was needed after “the captain was informed of a passenger needing medical assistance,” said Todd Burke, a spokesman for the airline....