Well traveling back from SIN i developed renal colic (Kidney stones). I have never been in so much pain ever! Im cabin crew and i know that kidney stones is a diversionary medical complaint, its in bold: Diversion and seek medical help on arrival.
Well the crew and nurse that was onboard (thank f**k) explained the best they could, i was away with the fairies, that the nearest airport they would divert to was Mumbai. Now im sure they have very good medical care, but there was no way on Gods Earth that i was going to be left on my own far from home, in a county i know very little about, dont speak the lingo etc to have medical care. And i knew that with Kidney stones flying home would be out of the question for some time afterward.
The crew, nurse and i all agreed that they would continue to Europe, but if my condition was to get worse (i was not in good shape) they would have no option but to divert.
Now i knew the risk, as did the nurse, but i was the ill one, i was the one they consulted with, and it was my wish to continue the 12 hours to Europe. Should we be critising the airline and crew of the airline i flew with?
God knows how but we made it to Europe, and all i can say is thank you to the crew/airline and nurse that we did not divert. That was my wish and they carried it out. Im sure the BA crew consulted with the pax/crew with their ankle.
And so they jumped the queue, landed before anyone else, wether they should or shouldnt have declared an emergency, they still had someone onboard who was injured. And if that ment they got on the ground earlier and got the person seen to quicker then great. Perhaps it was a little bit of compassion that we so lack these days.