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World's largest passenger airliner lands at DIA for the first time
It wasn’t planned, but Denver International Airport proved it can handle the world’s largest passenger airliner Sunday night. That’s because an Airbus A380 had to land in the Mile High City after it was diverted due to an on-board medical issue. The pilot said over air traffic control that he had an epileptic patient. The Air France plane was headed from Los Angeles International Airport to Charles de Gaulle Airport in France, according to DIA spokesperson Emily Williams. (www.9news.com) 更多...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
This was a very costly decision to take with an epileptic passenger on board. As a first aider at work we are instructed NOT to call for an ambulance in event of a colleague having an epileptic seizure, as it is not considered a medical emergency. As this condition only lasts for a few minutes the person has normally recovered by the time an ambulance arrives. While my wife and I were on a domestic flight we had quite a fright when a teenager in the row behind us started making loud unusual noises. His sister that was seated next to him informed us not to worry as his condition will be over soon.
I would have expected the over-the-pole flight path from LAX to Paris would not normally have taken them as far East as Denver. I am therefore curious if that airport was chosen because of its altitude and extra long runway and presumably therefore perhaps needing to jettison less fuel?
Searching the flight history of Air France 65, the majority of times has the aircraft flying within diversion range of Denver.
They had to dump the fuel before landing. From LA to Denver didn't use that much...
Expensive emergency.
Expensive emergency.
Part of this is just being from Denver. The airport opened in 1995 as DIA because Stapleton airport, called DEN, had not yet been decommissioned. That happened in 1998 and then ICAO transferred the DEN appellation to the new airport. As far as the A380 is concerned, it might be able to land and just roll to a stop on runway 16L/34R, which is 16,000 feet long.
Everyone should call an ambulance if a seizure lasts longer then 5 minutes and no pilot should contune a flight for hours with such a passenger on board - the passenger may be dead or without a lot of brain left then.