On December 19, Marisa Fotieo was flying from Chicago, Illinois heading to Reykjavik, Iceland when she mysteriously tested positive for COVID-19 mid-flight. Already taking two PCR tests before boarding the flight, Fotieo told news outlets that not only did the tests come back negative, but she also did five rapid tests before boarding. They came back negative as well. Yet, around 90 minutes into the flight, Foteio started to feel sick and decided to take another test which would lead her to being quarantined in the bathroom on the plane. 

Speaking with CNN, Fotieo said, “Immediately, it came back positive.” Not knowing what to do and starting to panic, she informed the nearest flight attendant Ragnhildur Eiríksdóttir, nicknamed Rocky, for assistance. “I was hysterical, I was crying. I was nervous for my family, who I just had dinner with. I was nervous for the other people on the plane. I was nervous for myself.”

Eiríksdóttir noted, “Of course, it’s a stress factor when something like this comes up, but that’s part of our job.” Rocky would offer to rearrange passengers around so Fotieo could sit alone, but since the flight was full, she decided to stay in the bathroom, because she “did not want to be around others on the flight.”

Having to spend over three hours in the bathroom, Fotieo was eventually taken to the Red Cross hotel where she was seen by doctors and quarantined for ten days. She did admit that not only was she checked on three times a day, but the flight attendant, Rocky, sent her Christmas gifts and food. “Honestly, it has been an easy experience. It’s partially due to Rocky and the breed of Icelandic people. Everyone here is so kind.”

Ending her quarantine on Dec. 30, Fotieo hopes to meet with Rocky and her family before returning to Chicago after the new year “Coming out of this experience I have a new friend and I have a new outlook on how much flight attendants have to do. Rocky and the flight crew had me, but they also had the other passengers to deal with on the flight.”

This piece was written by Jeremy Porter on January 1, 2022. It originally appeared in DrewBerquist.com and is used by permission.

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