A United plane had to be taken out of service and deep cleaned after dozens of passengers flying home from a cruise started throwing up [Video]

A United Airlines plane had to be removed from service after dozens of passengers fell ill.

The Boeing 737 Max was carrying 163 passengers from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Houston on Friday.

About 75 people on board were returning from a cruise, and 30 of them fell ill, the Daily Mail reported.

The newspaper reported that their symptoms were flu-like, including vomiting and nausea.

In a statement shared with Business Insider, United confirmed that “several passengers who had been on the same cruise and did not feel well were on United Flight 1528.”

The airline added that it was “actively coordinating with health authorities to address the situation.”

It has not been confirmed which cruise ship the passengers came from.

Cruise Hive reported that only one was docked in Vancouver on Friday — Royal Caribbean International’s Radiance of the Seas. The vessel experienced a norovirus outbreak in April.

Royal Caribbean did not immediately …