Originally Posted by
Nappes
…So united dumped an entire plane to get a pax to a hospital 90 min earlier.
What if you were the ill passenger? Medical conditions are not static. Sounds like initially the crew/passenger decided to go on, but condition took turn for worse or returned. 90 minutes is a LONG time for a patient to wait for urgently needed care. United hopes these things don’t happen, either. They end up with aircraft and crew out of position, plus (probably) timed-out crews, etc. Sorry you were delayed…