Passenger dies on DTW-PVG flight Monday
Oct 9, 2018, 8:00 pm
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Passenger dies on DTW-PVG flight Monday
Didn’t see this mentioned here.
https://amp.freep.com/amp/1575178002
DL 583 returned to DTW for a medical emergency Monday night and a passenger was removed (pronounced dead).
https://amp.freep.com/amp/1575178002
DL 583 returned to DTW for a medical emergency Monday night and a passenger was removed (pronounced dead).
Oct 9, 2018, 8:22 pm
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Oct 9, 2018, 8:33 pm
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I'd imagine because the PR of Delta flying a plane with a dead body in it for 10 hours isn't ideal. The fact that dead passengers are carried in the cargo hold regularly doesn't matter.
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Oct 9, 2018, 9:04 pm
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Oct 9, 2018, 9:04 pm
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It isn't ideal for passengers surrounding the deceased to accompany him/her for 10 hours. It can also be an issue to clear CIQ at PVG for him/her.
Oct 9, 2018, 9:22 pm
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I certainly don't know the specifics of this case but I CAN tell you that two years ago I was on a flight from DTW-PVG as well and there was a medical/safety issue onboard. We were about 4 hrs PAST ANC and the decision was made to return to ANC. Apparently a Chinese national had developed some kind of diabetic episode and started assaulting his wife and flight personnel. A call was made for anyone onboard w/ either insulin or (Xanax, I think) and the person was restrained. We were told subsequently that it was better for DL to return to ANC for several reasons: re-supplying the plane, working w/ US law enforcement and Customs was preferable, and ease of negotiating hotel rooms in ANC. I know some of that may not make sense but that's what we were told and maybe one or more of those factors were in play here. Sorry for the family's loss..
Oct 10, 2018, 1:28 am
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Oct 10, 2018, 9:44 am
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I don't know what airports exist up there, but they may have started heading for the nearest diversion airport with that veer back towards lake Huron. Then the pax died so they headed back to DTW having gone too far out of the way to make PVG a stretch.
Oct 10, 2018, 9:54 am
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Based on the flight route map, I speculate they might have originally planned to divert to Winnipeg, MB for medical services before the passenger was pronounced dead and they changed destination to DTW.
Oct 10, 2018, 11:01 am
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My mother was on a KL flight where someone had a medical emergency and was pronounced dead. They did an initial diversion, then continued on to SFO (from AMS) as passenger was from US and well, was dead anyway. No idea where they put the body.