Originally Posted by
canadiancow
If I saw someone throw up before a 14 hour flight, I wouldn't want them on board. And given what happened the other day with EK in NYC, I don't think the airline or government would want them on board either.
II haven't read the article, but clearly the humiliation must have been severe.
The last thing I'd want if I'm sick is to be humiliated for it. I threw up on a flight within the past year. Everyone around already knows it's happening. I don't need the crew to rub it in.
Originally Posted by
songsc
I totally agree that medical reason is sufficient to remove some passengers from the flight, as the EK incident at JFK mentioned above (and all those zombie movies :P ). However it's very often that the cabin crew did not handle these situations properly, or the rebooking process is less than satisfactory.
I have thrown up in a plane before having eaten something disagreeable and then getting up at 5.30 am to go to the flight left me feeling unwell. I managed to complete the journey OK. Kid are often afflicted with nausea in stressful situations. Are you suggesting every time someone vomits on a flight they plane should be diverted. Are FAs qualified to medically assess passengers as being fit to fly? I was once in a plane when a kid vomited and the mother went out in sympathy and it wasnt even turbulent. I suffer from motion sickness should I be banned from flying?