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Delta Diverts for Stroke Victim


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What: Delta Airlines Airbus A330-300 en route from Paris Charles de Gaulle France to Atlanta,GA
Where: Stephenville
When: Nov 30
Who: 1 passenger
Why: Due to a passenger apparently having a stroke, the flight diverted to Stephenville Canada where a passenger was rushed to Sir Thomas Roddick Hospital. ATC suggested Saint Johns, but the weather was not permitting. The medical emergency delayed the arrival in Georgia by four hours. The ill passenger arrived at the hospital in critical condition

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    Where: Kuwait
    When: Dec 6th 2010
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