A United Airlines decided to ‘steal’ space in the overhead locker for his carry-on bag as flight attendants rushed to save the life of a woman who was suffering a medical emergency, a fellow passenger has revealed in a post on the social media network Reddit.
Posting on the unofficial United Airlines page, the passenger described how flight attendants jumped into action to help the woman who suddenly collapsed during takeoff.
The flight attendants grabbed a First Aid as well as the defibrillator from their designated space in the overhead locker as off-duty physicians ran forward to assist.
It was at this point and with the flight attendants’ backs turned back a passenger sat in row 8 noticed that there was now space in the overhead locker where the First Aid kit and defibrillator had been.
The passenger allegedly got up from his seat and placed his own carry-on bag in the area reserved for the emergency medical equipment while the…