Ursula von der Leyen saved a passenger on the plane — mass media
The head of the European Commission has a medical education and it is not the first time that he provides assistance to passengers on a plane.
During a Swiss Air flight from Zurich to Brussels on Wednesday, November 20, one of the passengers on the plane became ill. Then the crew turned to other passengers on board for help. from Brazil after the G20 summit.
BILD writes about it.
As it turned out, Ursula von der Leyen is a doctor.
The Swiss Air flight in Brussels was given the priority of an emergency landing.
After all the passengers left the plane safely, von der Leyen left for another official meeting. She later confirmed to journalists that she was a participant in the incident on board the plane.
“We were returning to Brussels when one of the passengers needed help. As always, the crew asked those with medical skills to respond,” she said.
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