Matthew Kane Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 I thought this was a really cool story, The aircraft was taxing to the runway when the grandparents got a text to go straight to the hospital as their grandson was dying, so they notified the crew and the pilot made the decision to taxi back to the gate, they made arrangements for luggage and for them to be escorted quickly through the airport and sent someone ahead to retrieve their car for them so they could be on their way as quick as possible: http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/78811950/pilot-aborts-flight-so-grandparents-can-get-to-their-dying-grandsons-side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Beautiful story! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingleaf Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Wow. Awesome Matthew. Great Pilot and crew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t-c Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 WOW What an truly kind act from the pilot, airport staff. that brought a tear to my eyes reading that and so sorry for the loss of their grandson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobnobs Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 As a parent this touched me. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chumley Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Such a sad story and yet what a humane approach from the airline, crew and ground staff at Manchester Airport. That sort of response is a stand out in the competitive dog eat dog aviation world. Kudos to Etihad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Harmes Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 That was a really touching and sad story. As Chumley said, kudos to Etihad and to the pilot in charge. It seems an obvious act but one that is unfortunately not so easily considered in the world of commercial aviation. Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bermuda425 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Lovely story. But shouldn't mobile devices be turned off or set to flight mode during takeoff? Greetings, Bermuda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wedge1047 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 The chap was in the process of turning off his phone when he noticed the missed message. Cheers Reg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Kane Posted April 12, 2016 Author Share Posted April 12, 2016 Yea I have a 15 month old girl so I can appreciate this story and I imagine that Captain may have children as well. Also the costs on the airline for doing this pales in comparison to this story going viral, it is rare when you see the human side to airline operations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boleyd Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 This stands in extremely sharp contrast to the barbarous activities in that region. Couple that to the Doctors Without Borders and slowly the region seems to be turning around.Yes, a wonderful story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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