Bamboo Airways flight was 23 minutes late waiting for a donated heart

The fly crew and doctors received organs on flight QH1201 Hanoi - Hue of Bamboo Airways. Photo: Hue Central Hospital

The heart was taken from a brain-dead organ donor at Viet-Duc Friendship Hospital for transplantation to save a patient at Hue Central Hospital.

It took the team of doctors from Hue Central Hospital more than 23 minutes to go to Noi Bai airport to board flight QH1201. After landing, the journey from Phu Bai International Airport to Hue Central Hospital by ambulance took another 12 minutes.

The fan page of Bamboo Airways posted: “Hope you were not upset and tired. Because there is a life in Hue that we hope to continue tonight, thanks to a heart that has rushed to race against time to get on the plane with us, with the organ transplant team, patiently with each heartbeat, waiting to land and making it to the door of the emergency room.”

The donor heart “onboard” with the flight

“Today, your 23 precious minutes can do wonders. Bamboo Airways sincerely thank you," Bamboo Airways fan page announced and thanked passengers for their empathy during the flight, helping to continue a life of a patient in Hue.

The above information has received more than 1,000 shares, 12,000 turns of interaction and the following of many passengers on the flight as well as the people.

Ms. T.T.M., the wife of the recipient thanked the airline and the encouragement from many people across the country.

The Bamboo Airways fan page on the morning of July 7 shared that the heart had resumed its beat after the late-night surgery on July 6 and wished the patient a full recovery soon after the heart transplant.