Originally Posted by
Cmon-PullUP
As a Captain, this is - unlike many other cases - a very black and white case.
Over mainland Europe with someone slumping away, family on board who can tell about her general health and inform of her allergi, a diversion is called for.
Unless it is severe weather or Low Vis all over, or the area infested with hurricanes, it is possible to be on the ground within 20 min anywhere overhead Europe's mainland.
This is absolutely tragic on all accounts, and a diversion might not have changed anything, but not trying while flying where they were, is poor decision making.
Safety first.
So YOU do know when the Captain was notified and what exactly he was told ? Granted IF the father right away would have told cabin crew "she will die within
minutes" on the onset of her problems, and this info would have gotten to the cockpit crew right away, then it would have been a poor decision. But we donīt know that (yet). Given the self treatment first and the fact that a MD was on board will have had an impact on the decision making at the point WHEN the cockpit was informed.
Hindsight is 20/20