Originally Posted by
TravellingChris
Are you serious? Do you think this is actually a rational calculation? Do you think that any passenger onboard would object to an emergency diversion when another individual's life was potentially hanging in the balance? Most people understand how serious a heart attack can be--and that they are often fatal. What kind of person would complain about arriving to their destination late in such a situation? "Yeah, I'd prefer to get to my destination on time. If it costs someone else his life, so be it."
Never underestimate the potential self-absorbed egotism of the human species. I was involved in a boat accident in West Papua where my spouse was run over by the propeller and had life threatening injuries. A good Samaritan boat helped us get her to shore and subsequently a hospital. One of the other passengers on the boat was upset that she could not also get on this tiny boat because she did not want to miss her flight.