The pandemic part of your statement is most likely true, however in this particular case we are treading on new ground.
I don't know of a case where an ebola victim with full blown symptoms was allowed on a commercial airplane. She should have been stopped before boarding, especially with the bird flu scare in Africa.
This will end up being one of those test cases, however I would be worried more about the crew members that had direct contact with her and any people they come in direct contact with.
According to the book "The Hot Zone", at least one strain of the virus did spread and infect (monkeys) through the air.
How is then, that whole villages die off in Africa from it?
"Ebola isn't an airborne virus so the odds of it spreading are very slim. There is definitely no chance of it becoming a pandemic."
So tell us how it is spread, Dr. COEXERJ145? It has wiped out a number of villages in Africa.
How is it transmitted?
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> Ebola virus is spread through close personal contact with a person who
> is very ill with the disease. In previous outbreaks, person-to-person
> spread frequently occurred among hospital care workers or family
> members who were caring for an ill person infected with Ebola virus.
> Transmission of the virus has also occurred as a result of hypodermic
> needles being reused in the treatment of patients. Reusing needles is
> a common practice in developing countries, such as Zaire and Sudan,
> where the health care system is underfinanced. Medical facilities in
> the United States do not reuse needles.
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> Ebola virus can also be spread from person to person through sexual
> contact. Close personal contact with persons who are infected but show
> no signs of active disease is very unlikely to result in infection.
> Patients who have recovered from an illness caused by Ebola virus do
> not pose a serious risk for spreading the infection. However, the
> virus may be present in the genital secretions of such persons for a
> brief period after their recovery, and therefore it is possible they
> can spread the virus through sexual contact.
>
> Ref: CDC
>
> Is Ebola airborne?
>
> The Zaire and Sudan strains are not airborne. The Reston strain
> appears to have been transmittable by airborne means, but that strain
> is not harmful to humans.
http://www.ndcrt.org/data/Health_Facts/Ebola_virus_FAQs
Bad logic. True, it's not airborne, but it spreads by contact with infected fluids, tissues, etc. Sneezes, coughs, sputum, excrement, blood, sweat, tears, stains, residue, etc.
Ebola is extremely contageous.