Reply #21: Because, according to the stewardess... [View All]

[Xithras]

The other passenger stated that the woman was diabetic and needed oxygen. The stewardess replied that oxygen wasn't a normal treatment for persons having diabetic issues (unless she had chronic breathing problems, in which case she would have had her OWN oxygen). The stewardess then went forward to try and get someone to help figure out what was going on.

Thing is, the stewardess was technically right. Someone having a diabetes related issue wouldn't normally need oxygen. Since O2 is highly flammable and O2 bottles are explosive, they're not going to hand them out unless they're genuinely needed. The airline also claims that the statement about the bottles being empty is untrue.

This article doesn't mention it, but there was actually a doctor on board who called her time of death and tried to save her life. If the bottles were empty, he'd say so.