With several recent reports of in-flight medical emergencies, you wonder, just what happens when things go awry mid-air? READ MORE:* A flight attendant's primary job is to keep you safe* What happens when there's a medical emergency on a flight? When a medical emergency happens, it is the flight crew that start the chain of action. NIGEL MARPLE The cost of diverting a plane following an in-flight medical emergency can be sky high. Based on data from a ground-based communications centre that gives medical consultation service to airlines, medical emergencies happen in about 1 in every 604 flights.

Source: Stuff February 10, 2019 15:56 UTC