'This is crazy': Vanilla Ice tweets that he was on quarantined flight after arriving in New York from Dubai
Vanilla Ice had been looking forward to arriving back home in the U.S. after a long flight, but there was an issue.
Most flying I’ve ever done in my whole life, 29 hours in the air to South Africa and over to Dubai for one day then back home ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ💤 exhausted
— Vanilla Ice (@vanillaice) September 4, 2018
The “Ice Ice Baby” rapper, whose real name is Rob Van Winkle, tweeted that he landed to “tons of ambulances and fire trucks and police all over the place.” Although the reality star’s posts appeared several hours after the incident, he said he was one of the 521 passengers on board the Emirates Airline flight that was quarantined Wednesday morning after a 9:06 a.m. landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport.
About 100 passengers complained of feeling ill, with cough and fever, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Health officials met the plane on the ground, examining the passengers’ symptoms and taking their temperature. Some of those who were affected were eventually taken to Jamaica Hospital in Queens, and another nine refused medical attention, according to the office of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. The local New York affiliate of NBC News reported that there was a concern some passengers had recently traveled to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, where there’s been an outbreak of the flu.
Statement: Emirates can confirm that about 10 passengers on #EK203 from Dubai to New York were taken ill. On arrival, as a precaution, they were attended to by local health authorities. All others will disembark shortly. The safety & care of our customers is our first priority.
— Emirates Airline (@emirates) September 5, 2018
Ice, who now hosts The Vanilla Ice Project on DIY, did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but he appeared to be feeling OK.
This is crazy. Apparently there is over 100 people sick on the bottom floor, so happy I’m up top, it’s a double-decker plane 380
— Vanilla Ice (@vanillaice) September 5, 2018
He and the other passengers on his flight were released within a few hours, which was long enough to inspire Ice’s social media followers. Many of them made jokes referencing his 1989 smash “Ice Ice Baby,” to make his airport delay slightly more tolerable.
If there is a problem, yo you’ll solve it.
— Jonathan Sale (@JonathanSale) September 5, 2018
You should go out and calm the situation by saying: “yo, you got a problem? I’ll solve it. Check out the mix while the DJ revolves it.”
— Ryan Kisiel (@RyanKisiel) September 5, 2018
No, Ryan. He should walk up to the medical staff and say, “Aight, stop! Collaborate and listen!”
— Dion Rabouin 🇺🇸💴💵💶💱? (@DionRabouin) September 5, 2018
Will it ever stop? Yo, I don’t know. Turn off the lights and see if you glow.
— Michael Fitch (@MFsongs) September 5, 2018
It appears there is a problem, can you solve it???
— Jamie Murphy (@JamieMurphy8) September 5, 2018
Vanilla, Ice, Ice, Zombie!
— Jack Lane (@RatTobruk) September 5, 2018
Oh, Twitter.
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