Teen dies on DAL flight
12-07-2013, 05:24 PM
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Teen dies on DAL flight
Condolences to the family of the boy.
Tough week for DAL.
Teen dies after medical emergency on Delta flight - CNN.com
(CNN) -- A 16-year-old suffered a medical emergency on a Delta Air Lines cross-country flight, and died after the flight made an emergency landing in Spokane, Washington, authorities said Saturday.
Jim Uttke, deputy medical investigator for the Spokane Medical Examiner, said it appeared the youth died of natural causes. An autopsy will be performed Monday. His name was not released.
The Spokane Fire Department said on its Facebook page that the youth was part of a military family flying to Atlanta for Christmas.
Delta Flight 128 was bound for Atlanta from Seattle on Saturday and was diverted to Spokane after a medical emergency, Delta spokesman Michael Thomas said.
Thomas said the plane carrying 258 passengers was scheduled to land in Atlanta at 4 p.m. ET Saturday. It's now expected to arrive about 11 p.m.
Tough week for DAL.
Teen dies after medical emergency on Delta flight - CNN.com
(CNN) -- A 16-year-old suffered a medical emergency on a Delta Air Lines cross-country flight, and died after the flight made an emergency landing in Spokane, Washington, authorities said Saturday.
Jim Uttke, deputy medical investigator for the Spokane Medical Examiner, said it appeared the youth died of natural causes. An autopsy will be performed Monday. His name was not released.
The Spokane Fire Department said on its Facebook page that the youth was part of a military family flying to Atlanta for Christmas.
Delta Flight 128 was bound for Atlanta from Seattle on Saturday and was diverted to Spokane after a medical emergency, Delta spokesman Michael Thomas said.
Thomas said the plane carrying 258 passengers was scheduled to land in Atlanta at 4 p.m. ET Saturday. It's now expected to arrive about 11 p.m.
12-07-2013, 05:36 PM
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From Atlanta Journal Constitution:
A Delta Air Lines flight from Seattle to Atlanta was diverted to an airport in Spokane, Wash., Saturday, after a 16-year-old boy suffered a medical emergency and died on board, according to an official with the Spokane Fire Department.
The incident happened aboard Delta Flight 128, which departed Seattle around 9 a.m. Pacific time.
The name of the teen, who authorities said is originally from the metro Atlanta area, has not been released. An autopsy is pending, Spokane Fire Assistant Chief Brian Schaeffer told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The teen was traveling to metro Atlanta with an unspecified number of family members to celebrate Christmas with relatives in Georgia, Schaeffer said. The boy’s father is in the military and is stationed in Washington, Schaeffer said.
Michael Thomas, a Delta spokesman, told the AJC there were 258 passengers aboard the Boeing 767 jet. It had been scheduled to land in Atlanta about 4 p.m. local time.
Schaeffer said the medical distress happened about 30 minutes into the flight. The teen had a preexisting medical condition, but family members said he was medically able to fly, Schaeffer said.
Joe Ryan, a passenger aboard the plane, told the AJC in a telephone interview from the Spokane airport, that the pilot of the plane informed passengers almost immediately after takeoff that there was a medical emergency aboard the aircraft.
“The plane never really got too high,” said Ryan. “The pilot all of the sudden got on the intercom and said there was a passenger in dire need (of medical attention).”
Ryan said the teen and what he believed to be the teen’s family members were seated somewhere in the plane behind him. The teen was taken to the rear of the jet where flight attendants and possibly others attempted lifesaving measures, Ryan said.
Five or six emergency vehicles met the plane at the gate, and Ryan said emergency technicians “were on the plane in seconds.”
He commended the flight attendants and pilots for their quick work, calling them “unbelievable.”
Ryan said he overheard crew and others on the plane say the teen had a preexisting medical condition, possibly cerebral palsy.
“I just feel so bad for the family,” Ryan said.
Delta is working to accommodate travel for passengers, Thomas said. Some will be booked on other Delta flights. A relief flight crew is headed to Spokane and the remaining passengers will proceed to Atlanta on the same Boeing 767 and are expected to depart about 4 p.m. Pacific time, he said.
Thomas declined to release information about the teen, referring comment to Spokane authorities.
Ryan, who is transferring from Detroit to Atlanta for work, said passengers have been told the plane will take off about 4 p.m. Pacific time and will land in Atlanta around midnight.
Teen dies aboard Delta flight bound for Atlanta | www.ajc.com
A Delta Air Lines flight from Seattle to Atlanta was diverted to an airport in Spokane, Wash., Saturday, after a 16-year-old boy suffered a medical emergency and died on board, according to an official with the Spokane Fire Department.
The incident happened aboard Delta Flight 128, which departed Seattle around 9 a.m. Pacific time.
The name of the teen, who authorities said is originally from the metro Atlanta area, has not been released. An autopsy is pending, Spokane Fire Assistant Chief Brian Schaeffer told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The teen was traveling to metro Atlanta with an unspecified number of family members to celebrate Christmas with relatives in Georgia, Schaeffer said. The boy’s father is in the military and is stationed in Washington, Schaeffer said.
Michael Thomas, a Delta spokesman, told the AJC there were 258 passengers aboard the Boeing 767 jet. It had been scheduled to land in Atlanta about 4 p.m. local time.
Schaeffer said the medical distress happened about 30 minutes into the flight. The teen had a preexisting medical condition, but family members said he was medically able to fly, Schaeffer said.
Joe Ryan, a passenger aboard the plane, told the AJC in a telephone interview from the Spokane airport, that the pilot of the plane informed passengers almost immediately after takeoff that there was a medical emergency aboard the aircraft.
“The plane never really got too high,” said Ryan. “The pilot all of the sudden got on the intercom and said there was a passenger in dire need (of medical attention).”
Ryan said the teen and what he believed to be the teen’s family members were seated somewhere in the plane behind him. The teen was taken to the rear of the jet where flight attendants and possibly others attempted lifesaving measures, Ryan said.
Five or six emergency vehicles met the plane at the gate, and Ryan said emergency technicians “were on the plane in seconds.”
He commended the flight attendants and pilots for their quick work, calling them “unbelievable.”
Ryan said he overheard crew and others on the plane say the teen had a preexisting medical condition, possibly cerebral palsy.
“I just feel so bad for the family,” Ryan said.
Delta is working to accommodate travel for passengers, Thomas said. Some will be booked on other Delta flights. A relief flight crew is headed to Spokane and the remaining passengers will proceed to Atlanta on the same Boeing 767 and are expected to depart about 4 p.m. Pacific time, he said.
Thomas declined to release information about the teen, referring comment to Spokane authorities.
Ryan, who is transferring from Detroit to Atlanta for work, said passengers have been told the plane will take off about 4 p.m. Pacific time and will land in Atlanta around midnight.
Teen dies aboard Delta flight bound for Atlanta | www.ajc.com
12-07-2013, 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by vagabond
From Atlanta Journal Constitution:
A Delta Air Lines flight from Seattle to Atlanta was diverted to an airport in Spokane, Wash., Saturday, after a 16-year-old boy suffered a medical emergency and died on board, according to an official with the Spokane Fire Department.
The incident happened aboard Delta Flight 128, which departed Seattle around 9 a.m. Pacific time.
The name of the teen, who authorities said is originally from the metro Atlanta area, has not been released. An autopsy is pending, Spokane Fire Assistant Chief Brian Schaeffer told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The teen was traveling to metro Atlanta with an unspecified number of family members to celebrate Christmas with relatives in Georgia, Schaeffer said. The boy’s father is in the military and is stationed in Washington, Schaeffer said.
Michael Thomas, a Delta spokesman, told the AJC there were 258 passengers aboard the Boeing 767 jet. It had been scheduled to land in Atlanta about 4 p.m. local time.
Schaeffer said the medical distress happened about 30 minutes into the flight. The teen had a preexisting medical condition, but family members said he was medically able to fly, Schaeffer said.
Joe Ryan, a passenger aboard the plane, told the AJC in a telephone interview from the Spokane airport, that the pilot of the plane informed passengers almost immediately after takeoff that there was a medical emergency aboard the aircraft.
“The plane never really got too high,” said Ryan. “The pilot all of the sudden got on the intercom and said there was a passenger in dire need (of medical attention).”
Ryan said the teen and what he believed to be the teen’s family members were seated somewhere in the plane behind him. The teen was taken to the rear of the jet where flight attendants and possibly others attempted lifesaving measures, Ryan said.
Five or six emergency vehicles met the plane at the gate, and Ryan said emergency technicians “were on the plane in seconds.”
He commended the flight attendants and pilots for their quick work, calling them “unbelievable.”
Ryan said he overheard crew and others on the plane say the teen had a preexisting medical condition, possibly cerebral palsy.
“I just feel so bad for the family,” Ryan said.
Delta is working to accommodate travel for passengers, Thomas said. Some will be booked on other Delta flights. A relief flight crew is headed to Spokane and the remaining passengers will proceed to Atlanta on the same Boeing 767 and are expected to depart about 4 p.m. Pacific time, he said.
Thomas declined to release information about the teen, referring comment to Spokane authorities.
Ryan, who is transferring from Detroit to Atlanta for work, said passengers have been told the plane will take off about 4 p.m. Pacific time and will land in Atlanta around midnight.
Teen dies aboard Delta flight bound for Atlanta | www.ajc.com
A Delta Air Lines flight from Seattle to Atlanta was diverted to an airport in Spokane, Wash., Saturday, after a 16-year-old boy suffered a medical emergency and died on board, according to an official with the Spokane Fire Department.
The incident happened aboard Delta Flight 128, which departed Seattle around 9 a.m. Pacific time.
The name of the teen, who authorities said is originally from the metro Atlanta area, has not been released. An autopsy is pending, Spokane Fire Assistant Chief Brian Schaeffer told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The teen was traveling to metro Atlanta with an unspecified number of family members to celebrate Christmas with relatives in Georgia, Schaeffer said. The boy’s father is in the military and is stationed in Washington, Schaeffer said.
Michael Thomas, a Delta spokesman, told the AJC there were 258 passengers aboard the Boeing 767 jet. It had been scheduled to land in Atlanta about 4 p.m. local time.
Schaeffer said the medical distress happened about 30 minutes into the flight. The teen had a preexisting medical condition, but family members said he was medically able to fly, Schaeffer said.
Joe Ryan, a passenger aboard the plane, told the AJC in a telephone interview from the Spokane airport, that the pilot of the plane informed passengers almost immediately after takeoff that there was a medical emergency aboard the aircraft.
“The plane never really got too high,” said Ryan. “The pilot all of the sudden got on the intercom and said there was a passenger in dire need (of medical attention).”
Ryan said the teen and what he believed to be the teen’s family members were seated somewhere in the plane behind him. The teen was taken to the rear of the jet where flight attendants and possibly others attempted lifesaving measures, Ryan said.
Five or six emergency vehicles met the plane at the gate, and Ryan said emergency technicians “were on the plane in seconds.”
He commended the flight attendants and pilots for their quick work, calling them “unbelievable.”
Ryan said he overheard crew and others on the plane say the teen had a preexisting medical condition, possibly cerebral palsy.
“I just feel so bad for the family,” Ryan said.
Delta is working to accommodate travel for passengers, Thomas said. Some will be booked on other Delta flights. A relief flight crew is headed to Spokane and the remaining passengers will proceed to Atlanta on the same Boeing 767 and are expected to depart about 4 p.m. Pacific time, he said.
Thomas declined to release information about the teen, referring comment to Spokane authorities.
Ryan, who is transferring from Detroit to Atlanta for work, said passengers have been told the plane will take off about 4 p.m. Pacific time and will land in Atlanta around midnight.
Teen dies aboard Delta flight bound for Atlanta | www.ajc.com
12-08-2013, 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by ForeverFO
RIP to the young man. How sad.
It's scary how often this happens. It's especially disturbing on full oceanic flights. So much needs to be taken into consideration, especially the declaration of death, or lack thereof.
It's scary how often this happens. It's especially disturbing on full oceanic flights. So much needs to be taken into consideration, especially the declaration of death, or lack thereof.
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