Hawaiian A332 over Pacific on Jan 24th 2019, flight attendant dies in flight

Last Update: January 25, 2019 / 20:21:52 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 24, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Hawaiian Airlines

Flight number
HA-50

Departure
Honolulu, United States

Destination
New York JFK, United States

Aircraft Registration
N381HA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

A Hawaiian Airlines Airbus A330-200, registration N381HA performing flight HA-50 from Honolulu,HI to New York JFK,NY (USA), was enroute over the Pacific Ocean, when a flight attendant with more than 30 years of experience suffered what appeared to be a heart attack. Other flight attendants provided first aid, a doctor on board as well as a nurse on board joined the efforts and provided CPR for the remainder of the flight, the efforts were suspended shortly prior to landing. The flight crew diverted the aircraft to San Francisco, where the aircraft landed on runway 28L about 4.5 hours after departure from Honolulu. The flight attendant was pronounced dead upon arrival at the gate.

The remainder of the flight was cancelled. The passengers were rebooked onto other flights, a number booked flights to JFK on their own upon the promise to be re-imbursed by the airline.

Passengers reported enroute an announcement was made asking for medical assistance to come to the first class for a medical emergency. After landing they were kept on board of the aircraft for about 2 hours until the coroner arrived.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 24, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Hawaiian Airlines

Flight number
HA-50

Departure
Honolulu, United States

Destination
New York JFK, United States

Aircraft Registration
N381HA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

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