United Airlines flight diverted mid-air due to biohazard over crew member's revolting act

A United Airlines flight has been diverted midflight over a 'biohazard' issue, according to audio released on social media.

A flight tracking site reported that the flight in question is United Airlines flight 2477, which left Houston at 9:39 a.m. CT on for Boston. Reports now show they had to reroute when the crew became sick , diverting to Washington Dulles International Airport.

Reports on X say that the crew was in the back and ill, although the airline has not yet confirmed whether these reports were true or what made them sick. However, the flight landed safely, as we know so far. The Mirror has reached out to United Airlines for comment.

The audio seems to be "a doctor on board" speaking to air traffic control: "Especially with this kind of being a biohazard, I think we need to get this plane on the ground ASAP," in audio shared on X .

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A similar issue happened last month, on June 1, when a flight from Canada to Texas turned into chaos when around 30 passengers fell ill with flu-like symptoms after a cruise trip they were on.

The passengers who fell sick onboard the Boeing 737 Max United Airlines flight were part of a larger group of about 75 people. It had taken off from Vancouver and landed at the Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston where they met by emergency responders. At around 6:20 pm, the Houston Fire Department was called to assist at the scene.

According to United Airlines there were 163 passengers and six crew members on the flight. The plane has since been pulled from rotation while it undergoes a deep cleaning to disinfect and decontaminate it. In total, three passengers were looked at but none required further medical attention.

Officials from the fire department noted that the passengers exhibited symptoms linked to the cruise, complaining of nausea, and the airline confirmed the incident and said passengers from the cruise were ill and aboard the same flight.

A similar incident occurred earlier in the month when on another flight several passengers became ill. Condor Flight DE2315 was traveling from Mauritius to Frankfurt when passengers displayed bug-like symptoms including vomiting, MailOnline reports .

It landed at its German destination at around 5.33pm, and similar to the United Airlines flight, it was met by a host of emergency services after the flight crew called ahead about the emergency. It was found that 70 of the 290 passengers on board had suddenly reported symptoms including nausea and vomiting.