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demmiblue

(36,806 posts)
Wed Jun 28, 2017, 12:53 PM Jun 2017

Colorado mom angry at United after infant overheats while airplane sits on tarmac at DIA

Source: The Denver Post

A Colorado mother is criticizing United Airlines for its response after her baby became overheated while their flight-delayed aircraft sat on the tarmac in Denver during Thursday’s heatwave.

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“His whole body flashed red and his eyes rolled back in his head and he was screaming,” France said. “And then he went limp in my arms. It was the worst moment of my life.”

France and other passengers begged for an ambulance. There appeared to be disagreement between the flight crew and the ground crew over whether stairs should be pushed to the aircraft or the airplane should return to the gate, she said.

France said she sobbed as she sat by the open door and waited as Owen drifted in and out consciousness. She estimates they waited 30 minutes before the airplane returned to the gate.

“They seemed completely unprepared for a medical emergency,” she said.

Read more: http://www.denverpost.com/2017/06/23/united-airlines-infant-overheats-dia/


How absolutely horrifying.

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Colorado mom angry at United after infant overheats while airplane sits on tarmac at DIA (Original Post) demmiblue Jun 2017 OP
That's awful! get the red out Jun 2017 #1
flying ain't what it used to be. /nt IcyPeas Jun 2017 #2
90 degrees and the captain wasn't running the packs? Blue_Tires Jun 2017 #3
What is wrong with these airline companies??? EllieBC Jun 2017 #4

EllieBC

(2,987 posts)
4. What is wrong with these airline companies???
Wed Jun 28, 2017, 05:10 PM
Jun 2017

Have they become completely devoid of common sense and compassion??? A baby was near death and they had to argue over what to do?

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