Haitian Brooklynite Does Not Survive American Airlines Flight
American Airlines Flight #896 was taking Brooklyn resident Carnine Desir from Port-Au-Prince Haiti to J.F.K. airport last Friday. She died on the plane.
According to a cousin flying with her, ignored were Desir’s requests that flight attendants assist her because she felt ill and thirsty. Apparently, they refused to give her oxygen.
The passengers got upset, and an attendant finally tried to provide oxygen from a portable tank - but it was empty. Doctors and nurses on the plane tried to help, but found a second oxygen tank was also empty.
After the pilot agreed to divert to Miami, Desir died and the flight went to J.F.K. anyway, with her body on the floor of the first-class cabin, covered with a blanket
The medical examiner says Desir, who suffered from heart disease, died of natural causes: complications from heart disease and diabetes.
The airline said that it did all that it could and that its equipment was working correctly.
Commentary: Could she have been saved/revived? I’ll be following this story.
