Nightmare in the sky: heart attack on Southwest flight to BUR

Wouldn’t it be nice if, when we were booking our flights, we had the option to request flying with a doctor just as easily as we could request economy-plus seating?

A Southwest passenger flying from Sacramento to Burbank Tuesday didn’t need that option. He had 35 hospital workers onboard when he suffered a heart attack in flight. Here’s the story about two registered nurses who came to the man’s rescue and saved his life.

— Jen Leo, Los Angeles Times Travel Deal Blogger

[Photo: Matt Slocum / Associated Press]

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