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Air carrier flight attendant reported a sick passenger boarded a flight; but was removed from the flight prior to departure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1746320 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202006 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness |
Narrative:
ZZZ to ZZZ1 during boarding as flight attendant a was preparing cabin for departure. Passenger a seated in seat xxa (which was not her assigned seat) was informed by passenger B in seat xxb that she wasn't feeling well. (Who should have been seated in seat xxa).passenger a asked flight attendant a if she could be moved; felt uncomfortable sitting next to passenger B. Passenger a was flying home to visit someone who had been in hospital and didn't want to take a chance by flying in to ZZZ seated next to the other passenger. Flight attendant a informed flight attendant B that a passenger was not feeling well and that the passenger seated next to her wanted to move. I moved passenger a up one row where she should have been seated. And ask passenger B why she wasn't feeling well finding out she had a sore throat and coughing and just felt bad. I ask if she thought she could fly or wanted medical assistance she said she thought she would be ok and wouldn't need any.per medlink; guest was not approved to fly and was removed. Passenger count was correct and flight departed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier Flight Attendant reported a sick passenger boarded a flight; but was removed from the flight prior to departure.
Narrative: ZZZ to ZZZ1 during boarding as Flight Attendant A was preparing cabin for departure. Passenger A seated in seat XXA (which was not her assigned seat) was informed by Passenger B in seat XXB that she wasn't feeling well. (Who should have been seated in seat XXA).Passenger A asked FA A if she could be moved; felt uncomfortable sitting next to Passenger B. Passenger A was flying home to visit someone who had been in hospital and didn't want to take a chance by flying in to ZZZ seated next to the other passenger. FA A informed FA B that a passenger was not feeling well and that the passenger seated next to her wanted to move. I moved Passenger A up one row where she should have been seated. And ask Passenger B why she wasn't feeling well finding out she had a sore throat and coughing and just felt bad. I ask if she thought she could fly or wanted medical assistance she said she thought she would be ok and wouldn't need any.Per Medlink; guest was not approved to fly and was removed. Passenger count was correct and flight departed.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.