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Flight AC051 had left Delhi shortly after midnight local time. When Pant's symptoms started seven hours later, it was over Europe. Pande says she pleaded with the cabin crew to divert the plane and land in order to get her father to a hospital.

Instead, the flight stayed on course for nine more hours, travelling over Ireland, across the Atlantic Ocean and Eastern Canada before touching ground in Montreal. Paramedics were waiting β€” but Pant died as they worked on him.

"I was very hysterical," said Pande. "My mind was gone at this point."

Her father was officially pronounced dead at a Montreal hospital from a "presumed infarction" β€” dead heart tissue.

Two months later, Pande says the piercing grief has given way to anger.

"He was at the mercy of the pilot and Air Canada people," she told Go Public. "They were inhumane and callous."

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[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 58 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Looks like we're getting another lawsuit on the value of a life.

How cheap are they today?

[–] Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world 23 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Cost to divert in the article was $900,000. So less than that.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

That's not the actual number though, we'll find that out when this goes to court and they settle or lose.

If AC wins, then it's less than 900k

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Wow, human lives used to be valued just over $1MM. Shrinkflation, I guess.

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago

Eh, doesn't matter how expensive it is they'll just increase ticket prices. It's not like there's much competition or incentive for air Canada to improve things.

[–] 7355608@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

I'd wager less than the fundamental things required to sustain it.

[–] PuddingFeeling907@lemmy.ca 51 points 10 months ago (2 children)

That’s it. Nationalize Air Canada. We have had it with their self serving doctrine.

[–] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 41 points 10 months ago

I think you mean renationalize ... Mulroney sold it off in '88 after deregulating airfares and letting airlines abandon uneconomic routes. And Ottawa bailed out AC during COVID, buying up almost 10% of the shares.

My guess is nationalization is on the table.

[–] zephyreks@lemmy.ca 5 points 10 months ago

Canada would operate perfectly fine with nationalized airlines, telecoms, and O&G. These are established industries that don't need market effects to grow or remain profitable.

The only reason we don't is because we're fucking idiots beholden to capitalism.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 38 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Ah, I see the airline has moved on from simply degrading disabled people to murdering them. So much more efficient!

[–] Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I did notice in this article they used a wheelchair to move them to the washroom. So maybe they learned for the last one? Or more likely just different kit for different flights.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

No, that's the special murderchair they use for when they're gonna murder someone.

[–] detalferous@lemm.ee 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Don't forget the recent diarrhea flight

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago

Ah, yes. All the way.

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 29 points 10 months ago

Next time just threaten to blow up the plane and pretend you have a bomb in your suitcase ready to blow if they don't land immediately.

They'll care so much about saving their property that they'll definitely land.

[–] Metal_Zealot@lemmy.ml 20 points 10 months ago

How can a shit-show like Air Canada operate like this for so long??

AND ALWAYS GET AWAY WITH IT???

[–] TQuid@beehaw.org 18 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Jesus Christ Air Canada is going hard for that cartoon villain status

[–] PuddingFeeling907@lemmy.ca 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

See folks this is why we should continue to deregulate the market.

[–] bitwise@kbin.social 2 points 10 months ago

If he wanted to live, he should've bought a new heart before flying!