Took an a/c out of Tulla yesterday with a long list of equipments being defered as there were used in the inbound flight to revive a very sick pax.3 bottles of oxygen,resusitator,medical kit,defibrillator.....but still failed to revive this pax. I was told the patches of stain on the carpet were actually blood stains but being cleaned up.
Over the years, I had 3 medical cases that ended up with death just outside the a/c or in the hospital later. It always affect me emotionally for a few days and I felt as if these were my failures. Sick and the weak ones are always my VIPs. I had transported many critically ill villagers to city for hospitalisation during my regional flying days. Toddlers with tubes coming out of their bellies made me felt like I was flying Airforce One. A lower cabin altitude was the least I could offered.
That's why after almost 20 years of airline work, I still respect those fly the Flying doctors and coast guards most.
Good on you, Virgin people!