An Emirates airline Airbus A380 superjumbo jet was briefly quarantined at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport after numerous passengers fell ill on a flight arriving from Dubai early Wednesday, USA Today reported.

As many as 100 passengers, including some crew members, "complained of illness, including cough and some with fever," according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Emirates confirmed an incident of illness on board Flight 203, which landed in New York around 9:15 a.m. EDT and was sent to a staging area to be inspected by Port Authority and CDC officials. Many passengers had been sent on their ways by 10:45 a.m. EDT, though it took until around noon until all had been evaluated.

Ultimately, 19 people were deemed "sick," according to Eric Phillips, spokesman for New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio.