I worked as cabin crew for a number of years. Sadly there were a couple of incidents during my time as cabin crew. Perhaps on a better note, they were not incidents on my flight but on previous flights to my own. You see even ill people sometimes need transporting between one place and another. In one case, a young lad was on his way to a holiday. He was dying of cancer and had a few weeks to live. He was escorted by some medical staff as he had medical needs. Sadly this young chap died enroute. Admittedly he knew he was dying, but the cruel factor was that he died on his way to his final holiday rather than on his return. This incident is one that stayed with me. I was really shocked by it. In this case, admittedly he knew he only had a limited time, but it was still really sad.

There have also been occasions were 9 seats were blocked on a previous flight. These were adjusted to turn 6 of them into a bed and the other 3 seats for any accompanying medical staff. Although I have never had anyone travel with me, I can still only imagine the indignities of travelling like this. Admittedly a curtain was placed to surround the bed. But for security and safety reasons this would have to be tied up for take off and landing. Also, the fact that this is different to normal, would rub at people’s curiosity.

Today, I learnt about an air ambulance? service, and I thought how nice this is. Who would have ever thought that such a service would actually exist. It is so much better to be able to travel this way rather than so publicly on a commercial airline. They are also served by specialist medical staff. That is a comforting thought.