UA82 (EWR-DEL) Medical emergency diversion to LHR
Mar 4, 2018, 8:21 am
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UA82 (EWR-DEL) Medical emergency diversion to LHR
Just saw this on an Indian news site. Anyone have more details?
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Mar 4, 2018, 8:41 am
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Mar 4, 2018, 9:08 am
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I would think at that point they would try and send passengers onward via LH or other carriers. What a disaster. And the passengers on the return flight are hosed too. Probably costs what, $250K for an incident like this?
Mar 4, 2018, 9:13 am
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Mar 4, 2018, 9:13 am
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There is no price for a human life.
Mar 4, 2018, 9:25 am
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Sometimes, even a diversion is too late to save someone. If it happened after they reached London, what would be the next logical place to stop?
Mar 4, 2018, 9:30 am
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That being said, I am curious as to how the crew times out. A medical diversion shouldn't take more than an hour and to my knowledge the crew should have easily had an hour butter built in.
Mar 4, 2018, 9:36 am
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Without looking MOW or ARN. On a SIN-EWR a few years ago we doubled back after almost three hours in the air. NRT was just over three more at the point we turned back.
Mar 4, 2018, 9:50 am
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The fact that the onward segment was delayed by a day does not mean that all passengers were delayed by a day. Many would likely have asked to be rerouted and, presuming availability, UA would likely accomodate on a 24-hour delay. That, however, can be a mess for premium pax as last minute F/J on LH may be problematic.
Mar 4, 2018, 10:00 am
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And, friend, if you believe that no price is put on human life by corporations, policy makers, any rational person responsible for the lives of others -- you need to find out more about how the world works!
Of course I also understand you may just be writing "There is no price for a human life" as a polite saying that people say to other strangers in cases like this.
Mar 4, 2018, 10:06 am
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While I agree with this when it comes to high-level business decisions, I'd be curious to know if airlines put a 'price' on a human life when it comes to a diversion. From what I've read, companies like Medaire determine if a diversion is necessary based on condition and not cost, but I seriously do wonder if airlines have ever disregarded their contracted professional's advice to divert.
Mar 4, 2018, 10:22 am
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Mar 4, 2018, 10:23 am
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While I agree with this when it comes to high-level business decisions, I'd be curious to know if airlines put a 'price' on a human life when it comes to a diversion. From what I've read, companies like Medaire determine if a diversion is necessary based on condition and not cost, but I seriously do wonder if airlines have ever disregarded their contracted professional's advice to divert.