Frontier Airlines og ebola passasjer

Frontier places two pilots, four flight attendants on paid leave due to Ebola issue

Frontier Airlines has placed two pilots and four flight attendants on paid leave for 21 days following the revelation that a passenger was symptomatic with Ebola when she flew on a Frontier flight on Monday.

The Denver-based airline said it is going "over and above" guidance from the Centers of Disease Control which stated the crew was safe to fly.

Frontier is also keeping the aircraft used on Flight 1143 from Cleveland to Dallas/Fort Worth out of service and is removing all of the seat covers and carpets in the immediate vicinity of the passenger seat. Environmental filters will also be replaced.

"These steps were taken out of concern for the safety of our customers and employees," said Frontier chief executive David Siegel in a letter sent to workers late last night. "Steps such as removing the aircraft from service, removing aircraft seat covers and carpet and replacing environmental filters as well as placing the crew on paid leave were not requested nor mandated by the CDC."

Frontier said the aircraft is expected to be returned to service in the next few days.