Passenger removed from United flight does not have Ebola - health officials

NEWARK, N.J. (KABC) -- A passenger who was removed from a United Airlines flight Saturday for possible Ebola symptoms does not have the deadly virus, hospital officials said.

The passenger was traveling from Brussels with his daughter on United Flight 998 and is believed to be from Liberia. Officials said the passenger was displaying flu-like symptoms and was allegedly vomiting on the flight. He did not, however, display most of the other symptoms.

The man and his daughter were removed from the plane at Newark Liberty International Airport by a CDC crew in hazmat gear. They were taken to University Hospital in Newark where the emergency room was not accepting anyone else for four hours.

It was later determined the man's symptoms were consistent with another minor, treatable condition that is not related to Ebola, officials at University Hospital said. His daughter was asymptomatic.

The remaining passengers remained on board while the two were removed. About 255 passengers and 14 crew members were on the flight.

After the passenger in question was determined not to be contagious, the passengers were allowed off around 2 p.m. EST, a source with knowledge of the situation told ABC News.

United Airlines issued a statement on the incident: "Upon arrival at Newark Airport from Brussels, medical professionals instructed that customers and crew of United flight 988 remain on board until they could assist an ill customer," the airline's statement said. "We are working with authorities and will accommodate our customers as quickly as we can."

ABC News contributed to this report.