Synopsis
An air ambulance carrying a sick passenger from a hantavirus-hit cruise ship landed in Amsterdam Thursday after an emergency evacuation off the Cape Verde coast. The passenger, reported to be in stable condition, was brought to the Netherlands for treatment. This follows the arrival of two other evacuees late Wednesday.
APA plane believed to be carrying a sick passenger from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship arrived in Amsterdam Thursday, AFP reporters saw, after emergency evacuation from the vessel off the Cape Verde coast.
The air ambulance landed at Schiphol Airport at 08:54 local time, according to an AFP reporter on the scene. Flight tracking website Flightradar24 also reported the plane as landed.
The ship’s operator, Oceanwide Expeditions, has confirmed that a passenger “in stable condition” was to be evacuated to the Netherlands. The other two evacuees arrived in Amsterdam late Wednesday.
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