The pilot and the crew of the Bangalore-bound Kingfisher Airlines flight denied entry to a five-year-old, who was suffering from high fever at the moment.
How far can airlines go to impose rules of their own? This time, an airline in Mangalore refused to take a sick child on board owing to his illness.
The pilot and the crew of the Bangalore-bound Kingfisher Airlines flight denied entry to Abdul Hadi, about five-year-old, who was suffering from high fever at the moment. The child needed immediate medical attention at National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (Nimhans) in Bangalore.
The child’s father, Ibrahim Hadi, told DNA that earlier, when they had contacted the office of Kingfisher Airlines and apprised them about their child’s medical condition, the airline’s representative had told them that the patient could travel in their airline provided they have a certificate issued by the doctor attending on the patient. Hadi said even though he was carrying the certificate, the cabin crew of the flight refused to give entry to his son.
The child’s mother Ramlath Hadi, who was in tears, said: “They did not allow my baby inside the plane just because he was ill. Will they do the same thing to a politician, a film star or a cricketer?”
Unable to arrange any help at the airport, the parents got panicky and rushed back to Athena Hospital and re-admitted the child. Later, the hospital authorities arranged for an ambulance with ICU facilities and shifted the child to Nimhans.
The hospital authorities expressed resentment that the airline did not entertain the certificate issued by the doctor. Dr Ananth Pai, a highly respected doctor, had treated Abdul and issued the certificate about the child’s condition.
Justification
Meanwhile, the representatives of Kingfisher Airlines said the crew denied entry to the child because his family did not have a clearance certificate from the airlines.
The airlines maintained that a certificate from the hospital was not sufficient and as per their rules, the child had to have a clearance from the airlines as well that he was fit to travel.
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