LONDON: A kind-hearted Etihad pilot allowed an elderly couple to get off a plane moments before takeoff so they could visit their dying grandson in hospital.
They had boarded the Abu Dhabi-bound jet at Manchester Airport when they got a message about their relative’s condition.
The flight, which had been taxiing toward the runway, returned to the gate so the couple could rush to their grandson’s bedside, reported BBC. He died later on the same night.
The couple’s travel agent Becky Stephenson said the 30 March incident was “very unusual.”
Compassion at a new high
Compassion at a new high
