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| Ibom Air. |
An Akwa Ibom Air flight that was scheduled to travel from Abuja to Lagos had to return to Abuja shortly after take-off due to the deteriorating health of one of the passengers.
The airline’s cabin crew acted quickly when a female passenger suffered a medical emergency shortly after the aircraft departed on Ibom Air Flight 561 from Abuja to Lagos, administering oxygen, CPR, and other necessary first-aid procedures.
Before the plane took off, the Senior Cabin Crew Member (SCCM) had been informed of the presence of a Passenger with Reduced Mobility (PRM), who was travelling with her husband and family.
It was reported that: “shortly after take-off, and as the crew commenced in-flight service, a medical emergency was reported in the cabin. The SCCM and the team immediately assessed the situation and made a public announcement requesting medical personnel onboard, but none was available.”
The crew was said to have immediately initiated the DRABCDE procedure—Danger, Response, Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure—according to established first-aid standards.
The passenger, who was found to have neither a pulse nor any signs of breathing, was relocated to the galley area where CPR and oxygen therapy were administered.
It was at this point that the pilot made the decision to return the flight to Abuja so that the passenger could receive urgent medical care.
During the return flight, crew members alternated in giving chest compressions and providing continuous updates to the pilot until the aircraft landed.
“Upon arrival, the passenger, who had been successfully resuscitated by the Ibom Air crew, was handed over to the airport’s emergency medical response team for further care. At the time of transfer, the passenger’s pulse and breathing had been revived, and she was reported stable. The flight was subsequently turned around and resumed service.
“The flight was subsequently turned around and resumed service to Lagos,” the airline stated, while praising the professionalism of its crew and the prompt response of the emergency team at Abuja airport.
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