An airline that will allow a cancer patient to fly from lanzarote to scotland??

Question

a relative of mines moved to Lanzarote almost 3 years ago. He has recently been diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma, a quite rare type of cancer. He now wishes to come home, but almost no airlines will allow him on the flight with oxygen. Does anyone know of anywhere that can help? From a charity to a major airline, he will do anything to get home, as the average time for survival of this type of cancer is 9 months. He has had this for 8 months, so there is a certain sense of urgency about this.

Please help. Thanks

Answer 1

Why are you even bothering to ask a question like this on a site where 95 percent of the prople have never been outside the State they were born in?... these are not world travelers on here for the most part.

If the AIRLINES say NO... and you are THERE talking to them... then WHY do you think anyone on here will know an of any airline that you haven't talked too already?

I Have lived extensively outside the U.S. and I can tell you for a fact that the ONLY flight your friend will get that will take him as a passenger is one of the LIFE FLIGHT airlines, of which there are many and IT WILL BE EXPENSIVE... he is not going to get it for FREE.  I would guess it's going to cost in the neighborhood of $10,000 for a private charter flight from Lanzarote to someplace in the U.S... and that may be low.

When you chose to live outside the U.S. then you take your chances about trying to get back if you develop something terminal... I know... I think about it A LOT.!

Answer 2

I'm not sure what the complications are with oxygen on flights, but the following airlines all operate flights between Lanzarote and the UK.

Monarch, Thomsonfly, Jet2, Flyglobespan, XLair, Easyjet & ThomasCook airlines.   On their websites you will see a link to "contact us" and it might be worth sending them an e-mail or telephoning.

An alternative might be to contact a representative of the British Embassy.  An honorary consul is available from Mon - Fri. between 9am & 11am at the Hotel Iberostar Costa Calero, and on the 7th August a Consular officer is visiting the Island to see people in need of assistance/advice, by appointment.

Have posted a link to this service below.