Gandhi

Of course it was! I mean I was pretty sure there was an accompanying doctor on board but let's face it, planes are not hospital wards and if something does go wrong and they decide to do an emergency landing it would be AT LEAST 20 minutes (if there is a suitable airport in the vicinity that is) before we hit the ground and that's too much in case of emergencies IMHO.

And I am sure there is some sort of an indemnification involved. I mean I have seen people being off-loaded before take-off just because they are sweating heavily or having pains on their sides only because the pilots want to avoid any diversions or emergency landings once they are airborne. Here you have a case where you are taking a patient out of the hospital ward and putting him/her on a plane. That's just inviting trouble!