Tue, Jan 20, 2004
Carrier Claims Incidents Were Unrelated
A British Airways (BA) flight from Miami to London was the scene
of two unrelated deaths, which caused the diversion of the aircraft
on its way to London's Heathrow airport. BA flight 208 was heavily
delayed after a female passenger suffered what appeared to be a
fatal heart attack, prompting an unscheduled stop in Halifax, Nova
Scotia.
Unfortunately, paramedics were unable to save her. After the
flight had resumed, crew members were forced to deal with another
death, this time in the rear of the aircraft, as a male traveler
passed away of suspected meningitis. Witnesses said the rear
portion of the plane was curtained off before other passengers
learned of the male passenger's death.
Upon arriving at
London, the 330 passengers were detained for more than an hour by
medical authorities, which questioned those who had been seated
near the man. These travelers were given written information about
meningitis before disembarking. Others were simply were verbally
warned by the captain and told to watch for symptoms over the next
21 days.
Despite the on-board announcements about the deaths, British
Airways refused to speculate about the causes, saying only that
they appeared to be natural. "Unfortunately we do have a number of
deaths on board, although they don't happen very often" said a
company spokesperson. It's very unfortunate that two occurred on
the same flight. That's incredibly rare ... They were not
related."
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