Do RYR use Medlink yet
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Do RYR use Medlink yet
If the cost is only $10,000 a year surely that would be recovered with a reduction in their insurance premium. Making a single wrong call regarding a medical diversion can cost a lot more than that.
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Diversions during short to medium range operations in europe are not that big a deal, it is quite a different thing on longhauf flights. In a previous company we had it only for those, but never for our much bigger short haul european operation. Probably a similar thought exercise at ryanair. Of course, additionally you need a means of direct voice communications with them. Which in europe means satcom as there is no ground based phone system for planes. And all of a sudden it becomes very expensive, as planes have to equipped with it, it requires maintenance and of course, if one of the bigger antenna solutions is used, it has a drag penalty on every flight.
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Given that I don't believe Ryanair aircraft have SATCOM or ACARS, how would the crew contact Medlink in-flight?
The costs of the service are immaterial when you have no ability to contact them.
The costs of the service are immaterial when you have no ability to contact them.
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how would the crew contact Medlink in-flight?
