After years of disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic, aviation has certainly increased its concern surrounding communicable diseases and air travel. This week, that concern was heightened at Los Angeles International Airport after health officials confirmed a person infected with measles is known to have passed through the airport. LA County resident at LAX, while infected On Tuesday, the LA County Department of Public Health confirmed a resident recently passed through Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) while carrying measles.
According to ABC7 , the Department said this was the first confirmed case of measles in an LA County resident in 2025. The LA County Department of Public Health said the infected passenger arrived at LAX in the Tom Bradley International Terminal (Terminal B) on March 5 on a China Airlines flight from Taiwan. Flight CI8 departed Taipei Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) at 00:15 and, after an 11:06-hour flight, landed at Los Angles International Airport at 19:21 on March 5.
The service was operated with a 2015 Boeing 777-300ER , registration B-18005 and MSN 43979. The Boeing widebody was first delivered to China Airlines in October 2015 and is configured in a three-class layout of 358 seats , including 40 business class, 62 premium economy and 256 in the economy cabin. Health authorities are searching for more possible cases With measles being such a highly contagious and potentially deadly disease, the rush is now on to alert passengers who tra.
