Passenger denied boarding at Chattanooga airport over health policy, Chattanooga TN
Medical EmergencyAt Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport, a passenger was denied boarding due to airline policy regarding a medical condition involving a stent. Emergency medical services were contacted to clear the passenger for flight, but they stated they cannot medically clear passengers to fly. The passenger had no symptoms and was removed from the flight without further incident.
Audio|Source: Chattanooga Airport Public Safety
02:21
Transcript:
00:00
320. Is anybody called down from gate five yet?
00:08
Okay.
00:09
Repeat.
00:22
Yeah, so some country is requesting EMS to respond to medically clear a passenger so they can fly.
00:33
Can you contact fire EMS dispatch and see what they say?
00:40
Airborne to eat it all the thing.
00:45
Go ahead, Greg.
00:48
Yeah, Mark,
00:50
we or EMS cannot clear a person. If it's a medical emergency, we can transport into the hospital or grab a refusal, but we cannot medically clear anybody fly.
01:03
That's why I sounded the way I did on the radio. Thank you.
01:08
The rest of they will let us know if you need to respond in.
01:15
Negative. It's a passenger that has a stint,
01:20
and needs the parent to ride in the front.
01:23
And the captain said, until she's medical spirit, she cannot fly with them.
01:28
But she's not having any issues. It's just a policy situation, I guess.
01:35
Great.
01:40
I'm clear, but with us or EMS as limited equipment, yeah, we will not be able to clear anybody medically just to fly.
01:49
Both units, 20 and fire, be advised that they are canceling this calls.
01:57
Okay. The EMS have been contacted and they are canceled. Do you guys copy?
02:05
No one of more clear and canceled.
02:08
Twyny, did you copy that? They have canceled the call.
02:13
Yes, ma'am, I'm clear on it.
02:16
And they will be removing her from the flight.
02:20
Okay.
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Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA), 1001 Airport Rd, Chattanooga, TN 37421
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