BA flight drama as airplane diverts when cabin crew member collapses mid-air

May 22, 2023 at 8:22 PM

A British Airways stewardess collapsed in mid-air throughout a flight from London Heathrow to the Romanian capital, forcing the airplane to make an emergency touchdown in Hungary, the flight supplier has revealed.

The cabin-crew member reportedly felt unwell after the airplane took off and was rushed to hospital in Budapest instantly upon touching down. Sources stated workers on board feared the stewardess was having a coronary heart assault because the pilot rushed to show across the airplane and make sure the stewardess might search medical consideration.

The captain needed to abandon the journey to the Romanian capital of Bucharest and alter course in mild of the “medical emergency”.

They had been pressured to land the Airbus A320, in addition to the 170 passengers on board, on the Budapest airport, roughly 500 miles northwest of the supposed vacation spot.

The girl was taken to hospital within the Hungarian capital escorted by one other crew member however the flight was unable to proceed on Saturday night.

A BA supply stated: “It seemed very serious at the time and the captain had no option but to divert. She was quite a young woman and was clearly very unwell and a medical emergency was declared.

“Another crew member went with her to hospital as soon as the plane landed but the delay meant that the limit on the number of hours staff had worked was exceeded.

“The plane was unable to resume its journey and all passengers and crew were forced to stay overnight in Budapest.

“Hundreds of passengers waiting for the plane in Bucharest for a return flight to Heathrow were also delayed by almost a whole day and also had to find hotels for the night.

“It’s caused an enormous amount of disruption for passengers left stranded but the wellbeing of the stewardess had to be put first in the circumstances.”