Family raises the alarm over woman's death on Ethiopian Airlines flight

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Atu 6 months ago

This is not something new. I work at Newark Airport in NJ. I see people die in aircraft many times.

This is not something new. I work at Newark Airport in NJ. I see people die in aircraft many times.
Kofi 6 months ago

It could be due to deep vein thrombosis, and the blood clots might have traveled to the brain. This is rather common when older people with maybe poor blood circulation, although looking healthy, remain sedentary for a long t ...
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It could be due to deep vein thrombosis, and the blood clots might have traveled to the brain. This is rather common when older people with maybe poor blood circulation, although looking healthy, remain sedentary for a long time.

The trip from Abuja to Washington DC is very long, and for their mother to be sitting down at one spot for more than 10 hour, without routine leg stretching or getting up to walk the aisle can be dangerous.

People should rather book multiple layovers for their older parents instead of these nonstop flights. It can be very dangerous for people with poor blood pressure or circulation