A New Zealand chef slipped into a coma after the good screeners for Qantas denied him his insulin. Um, at what point is all of this “war of everything” hysteria going to subside? The passenger Tui Peter Russell was in a coma for 2 weeks.
The 43-year-old Glen Innes chef said he had flown many times with Qantas and had never had problems taking his medicine on board.The medication was clearly labelled, he said.
“They thought I would hurt somebody, but I was only flying to Christchurch, not LA,” said Mr Russell.
Qantas, in an effort to avoid a lawsuit (I imagine) offered him a free return flight from Auckland to Christchurch. Borderline death and they offer him a flight?
Dig deeper guys.
UPDATE: Turns out that man that was allegedly denied his insulin has some explaining to do.
Qantas issued an apology to Peter Russell who says he was not allowed to take his insulin on board a flight on September 18.
Mr Russell claimed he had been admitted to hospital and had slipped into a coma but Herald inquiries yesterday failed to confirm he had been a patient at Christchurch Hospital. A spokeswoman at the hospital said there were no admission records showing Mr Russell was there during the period he had stated.
She said hospital pharmacy records also showed no sign of Mr Russell receiving any medication.
Is Qantas innocent after all?
Tags: Airline Security, Qantas, Insulin Shock, Diabetic Coma
