Medical emergency

airliners.net | All Nippon Airways (ANA) | Boeing | Japan | Medical emergency | turbulence

ANA Boeing Encounters Turbulence
April 27, 2011May 3, 2011

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What: ANA All Nippon Airways Boeing 767-300 en route from Miyazaki to Tokyo
Where: Tokyo
When: Apr 27th 2011
Who: 111 passengers, 8 crew
Why: 150 miles outside of Tokyo, the flight ran into clear air turbulence. Three flight attendants and two passengers were injured at 4:55 PM. One of the flight attendants suffered a broken bone (pelvis).

The incident is currently under investigation.
Boeing | Medical emergency | Scandinavian Airlines

SAS Scandinavian Airlines: Baby Scalded On Board
April 19, 2011April 19, 2011

What: SAS Scandinavian Airlines Boeing 737-800 en route from Oslo to Trondheim
Where: Trondheim
When: Apr 18th 2011
Who: infant
Why: The mother was in the aisle seat with a 2 year old infant on her lap when water from the cart spilled on to the baby. It is said a passenger bumped the cart.

Medical services on board the flight treated the baby.

This reminds me of Liebeck v. McDonald’s Restaurants. Remember that case? A jury awarded her $2.86 million for getting burned by a cup of hot Mcdonalds coffee. They reduced that award to $640,000 but I think the final settlement was confidential. Of course Liebeck wasn’t an infant in her mother’s lap. She was 79, presumably familiar with the process of coffee drinking, and the water gave her third-degree burns on six percent of her body. No wonder they treated the baby while still on board.
Cebu Pacific Air | Medical emergency | Philippines

Medical Emergency aboard Cebu Pacific Air
April 14, 2011

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.
Delta | Diversion | McDonnell Douglas | Medical emergency | odor

Delta Flight Diverts to NC Due to Illness
April 11, 2011April 11, 2011

What: Delta MD 80 en route from New York to Ft Lauderdale
Where: Raleigh Durham NC
When: April 11, 2011 9:30 pm
Who: 94 passengers 5 crew
Why: While en route, a noxious electrical smell developed. Crew complained of illness and diverted to Raleigh Durham NC where they made a safe landing.
airliners.net | American Eagle | Diversion | Embraer | Medical emergency | turbulence

Attendant Injured by Turbulence
March 29, 2011March 29, 2011

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What: American Eagle Embraer ERJ-145 en route from Oklahoma City,OK to Chicago O’Hare,IL
Where: Kansas City
When: Mar 26th 2011
Who: 1 attendant
Why: While en route to Chicago, the flight encountered turbulence, injuring the flight attendant.

The pilot diverted to Kansas City and made a safe landing.
Boeing | Medical emergency | RyanAir | Spain

Ryanair Passenger Falls
February 28, 2011

What: Ryanair Boeing 737-800 en route from Seville to Barcelona
Where: Seville
When: Oct 27th 2010
Who: 1 passenger
Why: A boarding passenger fell and fractured his arm. The fall was allegedly caused by the force from another engine’s exhaust.
Boeing | JAL Japan Airlines | Medical emergency | turbulence

Feb Turbulence
February 26, 2011February 26, 2011

What: JAL Japan Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from Tokyo Narita (Japan) to Honolulu,HI
Where: Honolulu
When: Feb 10th 2011
Who: 239 passengers, 4 injured
Why: 25 minutes before landing in Honolulu, the flight encountered severe turbulence, injuring 4 on board. One passenger was severely injured with a broken bone, and one crew member was severely injured with a fractured elbow.
Medical emergency | U.S. Airways | USA

Injured Flight Attendent Delays Plane
February 26, 2011February 26, 2011

What: US Airways flight en route to Philadelphia
Where: Columbus Ohio
When: February 25 2011, 3:30 pm
Who: not available
Why: A flight attendant injured boarding was further injured when the flight encountered turbulence. The flight diverted to Port Columbus and made a safe landing where the fight attendant was seen by paramedics and transported to Grant Medical Center. US Airways has no base of operations in Port Columbus; and passengers endured a lengthy wait aboard the plane as USAirways searched for a replacement flight attendant. The flight resumed at 5:15 after a replacement attendant was found .
Airbus | Emergency | Gulf Air | Medical emergency | Oman

Gulf Air Lands in Oman
February 6, 2011February 6, 2011

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Contact photographer Szabo Gabor

What: Gulf Air Airbus A330-200 en route from Kuala Lumpur Malaysia to Bahrain
Where: Muscat
When: Feb 5th 2011
Who: 136 passengers
Why: While en route, the pilot’s illness forced a landing at Muscat. The flight was completed by a replacement crew, after the captain was hospitalized after a heart attack.
Emergency | India | Lufthansa | Medical emergency

Lufthansa Emergency Landing in India
February 2, 2011February 2, 2011

What: Lufthansa en route from Frankfurt to Singapore (Frankfurt-Bangkok?)
Where: Kolkata
When: Jan 29, 2011, 11:25
Who: 300 passengers, 1 fatality: passenger “Robert”
Why: While en route, the 75 year old passenger identified as “Robert” (who was coming from Belgium accompanied by his wife) had medical complications. The flight diverted to Kolkata. The director of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport made the public announcement that the passenger was dead on landing. The body was removed from the plane, and the flight continued at 3:25.
Air France | airliners.net | Boeing | Emergency | Medical emergency

Air France Emergency Landing in Iceland
January 17, 2011January 18, 2011

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What: Air France Boeing 777-200 en route from Paris to New York
Where: Iceland
When: Monday Jan 17, 2010
Who: 232 passengers
Why: While en route, the pilot became sick and the flight was diverted to Iceland. The first officer landed the plane safely at Keflavik Airport. The captain was hospitalized.
Medical emergency | Royal Dutch Airlines

Medical Emergency over Romania
December 26, 2010December 26, 2010

What: Royal Dutch Airlines en route from Singapore to Amsterdam
Where: Henri Coanda International Airport, Romania
When: Dec 24, 2010, 6:50 a.m.
Who: 1 passenger from Singapore
Why: While a couple from Singapore were traveling to Amsterdam, the wife developed medical problems. The pilots diverted to Romania, where they made a safe landing; and the woman and her husband were taken to Elias Hospital where the woman’s ectopic pregnancy was handled, saving her life.
British Airways | Canada | Emergency | Medical emergency

Medical Emergency Diverts BA Flight to Winnipeg
December 24, 2010December 24, 2010

What: British Airways en route from Heathrow to Phoenix
Where: Winnipeg
When: December 23, 2010
Who: 1 passenger
Why: While en route, a passenger suffered a medical emergency.

Pilots diverted to Winnipeg where they made a safe landing. The unidentified passenger was transported by paramedics to a hospital in Winnipeg.
Airbus | airliners.net | Emergency | Germanwings | Medical emergency | smoke

Germanwings Smoke. Again.
December 20, 2010December 20, 2010

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What: Germanwings Airbus A319-100 en route from Vienna to Cologne
Where: Cologne
When: Dec 19th 2010
Why: On landing in Cologne, smoke in the cockpit sent pilots to the hospital. The smoke is so far unexplained.
airliners.net | Arkefly | Boeing | cabin odor | fumes | Holland | Medical emergency

Arkefly Lands due to Fumes
December 17, 2010

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What: Arkefly Boeing 737-800 en route from Amsterdam to Lanzarote,CI
Where: Amsterdam
When: Dec 16th 2010
Who: 178 passengers
Why: About half an hour into the flight, people aboard began complaining they were being affected by fumes aboard the plane. Both passengers and crew complained of nausea. Returning to Amsterdam, the plane made a safe landing and those affected were treated at the airport. The fumes were assumed to be from de-icing compounds.
Airbus | airliners.net | Canada | Delta | Medical emergency

Delta Diverts for Stroke Victim
December 2, 2010

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Contact photographer David Roura – Iberian Spotters

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
airliners.net | Antenna strike | Cessna | fire | fog | Medical emergency | UK | Video

Organ Transplant Flight Crashes; 4000-5000 affected
November 21, 2010November 21, 2010

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What: Frandley Aviation Partnership Cessna 501 Citation I/SP en route from Belfast to Birmingham
Where: Birmingham International Airport, UK
When: Nov 19, 2010
Who: 2 aboard
Why: On a mercy mission carrying a liver for transplant, the Cessna 501 Citation corporate jet was damaged while landing at Birmingham International Airport in heavy fog, striking the landing system glide path antennae and ending up 426 feet to the right hand side of the runway, while on fire. The plane was damaged beyond repair.

The crash closed the airport. 80 cancelled flights have affected up to 5000 passengers.

However, the liver was undamaged, and transplanted into the patient on Friday in a 4 hour operation at Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The transplant patient is reported to be in stable condition.

The pilot and passenger were injured; the 58 year old pilot suffered injuries to the chest, abdomen and pelvis. The passenger in his thirties suffered a back injury and flash burns. The Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance pilot entered the burning plane to cut the fuel supply so the fire service could extract the pilot. The airport is closed.

Police provided an escort to the ambulance carrying the transplant to QE.

George’s Point of View

Bravo!
Diversion | Ethiopian Airlines | Medical emergency | Video

Ethiopian Airlines Flight Diverts to Boston
November 21, 2010November 21, 2010

What: Ethiopian Airlines Flight 500 en route from Addis Ababa to Rome to Washington
Where: Boston
When: Nov 17th 2010
Who: 1 passenger.
Why: While en route, the plane diverted to Boston with an ill passenger, who was declared dead in Boston.

On the front page, click the title to access the video.
airliners.net | Boeing | Delta | Medical emergency

Injury Delays Flight
October 28, 2010October 28, 2010

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Contact photographer Bruce Leibowitz

What: Delta Airlines Boeing 757-200 en route from Orlando to Salt Lake City
Where: Orlando
When: Oct 27 2010
Who: 1 injury
Why: Before takeoff, the plane made a sharp stop while taxiing, injuring one.

The injury did not prevent takeoff, although there was a short delay while the injured party received treatment.
Airbus | airliners.net | Iceland | Lufthansa | Medical emergency

Food Poisoning In the Skies
October 20, 2010

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What: Lufthansa Airbus A340-600 en route from Newark to Munich
Where: Keflavik International Airport
When: October 20, 2010 6: 40 am
Who: 5 or 6 passengers
Why: The flight landed due to passengers showing symptoms of food poisoning. They made a safe landing at Keflavik and the ill passengers were taken by ambulance to the hospital.

An investigation of the restaurants where the passengers ate, as well as the food they consumed on the plane is underway.
Airbus | airliners.net | cardiac arrest | Emergency | Medical emergency | Qatar Airways

Pilot Lost in Qatar Flight
October 13, 2010October 13, 2010

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What: Qatar Airways Airbus A330-300 en route from Manila Philippines to Doha Qatar
Where: Kuala Lumpur
When: Oct 13 2010
Who: pilot
Why: While en route to Doha, the 42 year old pilot died of a heart attack.

The co-pilot diverted to Kuala Lumpur, where he made a safe landing at 11.30am. A replacement crew completed the journey for the passengers about five hours later.
American Airlines | Boeing | Diversion | Medical emergency

American Airlines Flight Diverts to Yakima
October 6, 2010October 6, 2010

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What: American Airlines Boeing 737-800 en route from Seattle to Chicago
Where: Yakima
When: Oct 04 2010
Who: 149 passengers and 6 crew, 1 ill passenger
Why: When a passenger on the flight became ill, the flight diverted to Yakima, where the passenger was taken to Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital after a safe landing. The landing was uneventful except for brakes overheating.

After a 7.5 hour delay, passengers were back en route.
Airbus | Denmark | Medical emergency | runway | Scandinavian Airlines

Scandinavian Airlines Ramp Worker Run Over by Airbus in Copenhagen
September 28, 2010September 28, 2010

What: SAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A340-300 being towed into a hangar 4
Where: Kastrup Airport, Copenhagen
When: Sep 27th 2010
Who: 58 year old ground crewman
Why: The 31 year employee of the airport was placing chooks under the wheels when the plane rolled over his legs. He was rushed to Rigshospitalet hospital, where he underwent amputation of his legs and remains in critical condition.

Danish police are investigating.
Airbus | Brazil | Diversion | Medical emergency

Tam Medical Emergency
September 6, 2010

What: TAM Linhas Aereas Airbus A320-200 en route from Sao Paulo to Joao Pessoa
Where: Belo Horizonte Brazil
When: Sep 6th 2010
Who: 144 on board
Why: While en route, a sick passenger tried to use an emergency door. The plane diverted to Belo Horizonte where the passenger was hospitalized with a nervous breakdown. The flight continued later.
ac | airliners.net | Boeing | Medical emergency | U.S. Airways

Hot Plane Lands in Charlotte
July 26, 2010

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Contact photographer Felix Bahamonde

What: US Airways Boeing 767-200 en route from Charlotte to Philadelphia
Where: Charlotte,NC
When: Jul 23rd 2010
Who: 196 passengers
Why: Passengers had boarded the hot plane, disembarked and reboarded. Finally, after takeoff, a quarter hour into the flight, cabin temperatures had risen to over 110 degrees F. The plane returned to Charlotte and landed safely. Several passengers were hospitalized with heat issues.

No doubt there will be fines.

A replacement jet was provided.

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