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Oct 27, 2012 | 6:27 pm

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Originally Posted by dsdurkes

My Delta flight ATL-ORD was diverted last week to Nashville due to a medical emergency. It is rumored a diabetic drank too much and was in insulin shock. I'd like to discover exactly what caused the diversion and resultant 3 hour flight delay. How can I find this out? It should be reported somewhere.

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Diversions with 3-hour delays seem to be the topic this week here too:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/miles...mechanics.html

Diverting for a medical emergency seems far more understandable to me than diverting a plane to land in a third country so as to get some mechanics on the ground to fix a grounded plane with a coffee maker problem.