Originally Posted by
Chris Scott
A simple medical emergency, not affecting flight safety, would not justify use of A7700.
Forgive my ignorance, but what was your source of info?
I'm not saying a medical emergency is what happened to this flight, but to address this point.
Chris, If life is at risk you have every authority to declare a mayday. Just because the aircraft is flyable and everyone else is fine does not mean the poor person requiring urgent admittance to a hospital shouldn't have others going out of their way to help. Do you pull over if an ambulance comes screaming behind to let them past? Same scenario here, really. An aircraft with someone close to death on it deserves a higher priority of handling than one which does not. If life is at risk it should be a MAYDAY not a PAN PAN.