Six passengers fall ill on flight from Cleveland to Tampa

TAMPA, Fla.

Officials say six passengers fell ill on a Frontier Airlines flight from Cleveland to Tampa.

WFLA-TV reported health officials boarded the plane when it landed at Tampa International Airport on Tuesday and the sick passengers were removed. Officials say they are being held for observation. The sick passengers were not traveling together.

An airport representative says there is a possibility the affected passengers’ illnesses were connected to a drinking fountain. The fountains in the Frontier concourse at the airport have been shut down as a safety precaution.