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Plane Passenger Has ‘Faith in Humanity’ Restored After What They See During Flight Delay
A routine airport layover turned into a life-saving effort when a group of passengers sprang into action to help a man in cardiac distress.
The incident unfolded on Jan. 22 as a traveler, waiting for a Delta flight to Las Vegas, witnessed the medical emergency at the gate.
According to the traveler’s account on Reddit, a woman sitting nearby suddenly began screaming for her husband. The original poster (OP) described how they turned to see the man unconscious.
“I checked his pulse and nothing,” the OP wrote.
Immediately, bystanders jumped in to assist. A heart surgeon was among them and started performing CPR, while another person retrieved an automated external defibrillator (AED).

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Within moments, the man regained consciousness.
“What was very awesome to watch and be part of was the number of random passengers that jumped into action to help!” the OP declared.
“Apparently, the person doing the CPR was a heart surgeon, the lady next to me placing the pads and directing things was a cardiac care nurse, and there was another lady that I’m not sure of her background, but had experience too.
“Restores my faith in humanity.”
Immediate Intervention Key
The quick response from fellow travelers was crucial. According to Project HOPE, a global health and humanitarian organization, when someone experiences cardiac arrest, immediate intervention is key.
They outline five critical steps for responding to someone in distress: Calling for help, assessing the person’s responsiveness, performing CPR, using an AED if available and providing reassurance until emergency medical services arrive.
The presence of trained individuals at the airport played a decisive role in this case.
Bystander CPR has been proven to greatly increase survival rates in cardiac emergencies. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 90% of people who suffer out-of-hospital cardiac arrests do not survive.
However, when CPR is administered immediately, the chance of survival can double or even triple.
Stories of everyday heroes stepping in to save lives in public places are not uncommon.
Life and Death
In a similar case reported by Newsweek, passengers aboard Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 witnessed a similar life-saving moment when a doctor onboard successfully revived an unconscious passenger mid-flight.
Much like in the OP’s airport incident, the intervention of medically trained individuals made the difference between life and death.
In the OP’s case, the emergency medical services (EMS) crew arrived on bikes, flight attendants for the delayed flight made their way to the gate and the man was taken away on a stretcher—awake and responsive.
The OP exclaimed: “A while later we boarded and left for Vegas! What a day!”
Reddit users praised the responders, such as the one who wrote, “Stories like this help remind me there is still good to be found—even in travel!”
Another added, “Thank you for the Good People in the U.S. story. It makes my heart sing instead of reading the news of very sad news.”
Newsweek has contacted sixofonehalfdozenof for comment via Reddit.
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