It began as normally as a plane flight could during a pandemic. United Airlines Flight 591, carrying 164 people, took off from Orlando, Fla., on Dec. 14 for a routine 5½-hour ride to Los Angeles. AdvertisementTwo passengers had already begun to administer CPR when Tony Aldapa, eight rows ahead of Hernandez, offered to help. On the plane, Aldapa and the two other passengers took turns doing chest compressions and using a bag valve mask to provide oxygen. AdvertisementHe said it’s unfortunate that the man who suffered a medical emergency on Flight 591 is being disparaged on social media for having boarded the plane despite possible COVID-19 symptoms.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 24, 2020 12:56 UTC