Cebu Pacific Air

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    Medical Emergency aboard Cebu Pacific Air

    What: Cebu Pacific Air en route from Manila to General Santos City
    Where: Manila
    When: April 14 2011
    Who: ill passenger
    Why: A passenger who developed a blood pressure crisis was lucky a doctor was on board the fight. The passenger, 72-year-old Leonida Rosqueta had taken her Pretor 40 blood pressure medication before the flight. When she was unresponsive, on the doctor’s advice, the pilot diverted to Manili, where Leonida and her daughter Maribel Pascua disembarked and were transported to a hospital in Manila. The plane took off again for General Santos City after being on the ground in Manila for an hour.