sailingfun

It appears the jump was intentional. The hard to believe part is they loaded her into the ambulance and the flight pushed back and left with the original crew.

Emirates flight attendant dies after tumbling from plane in Uganda | Daily Mail Online

aviatorhi

I don't find that hard to believe considering the airline.

rickair7777

That's one of the reasons widebodies normally crew more than the minimum FA's.

PowderFinger

Yep.

What really matters... Did the flight block out on time?

sailingfun

So they can leave one of their crew members who they are aware is critically injured alone in a foreign country with perhaps not the best care. The Captain who agreed to that should not ever serve in a command position again.

LNL76

It may have been her only way out of that crap airline. Poor woman.

ShyGuy

Nice trashing of Emirates. Because no one could have a mental sickness or depression. It had to be the employers fault. Luckily no crew member in the United States has ever taken their own life

The Dominican

That's not the captain's job..., after the medics were called and she was on her way to a hospital, it is the station manager's job to continue to monitor the situation.

Of course you would be worried sick for this crew member, But you would cancel the flight and ride in the ambulance holding her hand? That's not your job nor your place..., most likely she wouldn't want you there in the first place.

NYC Pilot

Couldn't have said it better myself. Funny how some people think.

RemoveB4flght

I'm not sure which air ambulance you are flying for, but I am quite sure no scheduled airline is equipped to transport a "critically injured" passenger, particularly one with probable head trauma, with no attending medical personnel on board to treat her, no way to evaluate the extent of her injuries, no way to properly stabilize her for hours of travel, and precious few viable alternate airport options between Uganda and UAE.

You're absolutely right, what a completely inept and baseless command decision.

Now if you want to argue whether he should have cancelled the flight and stayed in Uganda, there were company ground staff and another crew on layover on hand. He waited with her until an ambulance arrived and loaded her for transport. Once in the hospital since he is not family or her husband, he is in no position to make decisions regarding her care.