Air France Flight Diverts To Canada Over “Virus” Concern After U.S. Refuses Landing

Air France flight 378 from Paris to Detroit diverted to Montreal on Wednesday, with passengers reportedly being told that U.S. authorities refused to allow the aircraft to land in the U.S. because of a “virus” issue.

Air France Flight Diverts To Canada Over “Virus” Concern After U.S. Refuses Landing. Air France flight 378 from Paris to Detroit diverted to Montreal on Wednesday, with passengers reportedly being told that U.S. authorities refused to allow the aircraft to land in the U.S. because of a “virus” issue. The Boeing 777-200 was reportedly barred from entering the U.S. after officials became aware of a virus onboard. Today’s flight (5/20/26) is being rerouted mid flight. Announcement was US authorities are not allowing us to land in Detroit. FA mentioned something about a virus and they have masks on. They turned off all WiFi 54 mins before arrival. Now telling us to remain seated until the agreement of the Canadian authorities. A later announcement said there were no aircraft issues and that the diversion was “solely at the direction of US aut...