A passenger from Congo should not have been aboard, authorities said. Under new DHS rules, people who recently visited any of three African countries must enter the U.S. via Dulles.

US-bound flights carrying passengers who were recently in an Ebola-affected region of Africa must land at Dulles International Airport outside Washington, where they will undergo health screening.

Authorities prevented the flight from landing in the U.S. due to new travel restrictions concerning passengers from the central African country