Sick baby denied entry by Kingfisher airliner at Mangalore Airport

Mangalore, February 12: Even as Bollywood actress Ayesha Takia threatened to sue the Kingfisher Airlines over the alleged misbehaviour by its staffer with her sister, a one-and-a half year old baby on Sunday faced inhuman treatment by a Kingfisher pilot at Mangalore Airport.

The pilot of Bangalore-bound airliner refused to allow the baby, that was seriously ill and required emergency treatment in NIMHANS, inside the plane, despite its parents had taken permission from Kingfisher Authorities and produced medical certificate.

The Kasargod based couple - Ibrahim and his wife Ramlath - had booked Kingfisher Airlines flight tickets for them and their child Abdul Hadi, after a doctor at Athena Hospital advised them to immediately admit the ailing baby to NIMHANS.

It is said that the airline authorities had agreed to allow the ailing baby inside the flight as per the request of the doctor.

However, when they approached the flight, the pilot and other staffers refused entry for the baby despite the passengers had completed all the necessary formalities. When the parents produced the doctor certificate, the pilot shouted at them saying that they needed certificate from doctors associated with the Kingfisher Airlines, it is said.

The helpless parents once again admitted the baby to the Athena Hospital. Later, arrangements were made to shift the child to Bangalore through an Ambulance, sources said.

A source close to the frustrated family said that the child had been admitted to Athena hospital four days ago with high fever. When the condition of the child began to worsen, doctor Anantha Pai advised the parents to shift it to NIMHANS. The doctor also had also requested the airline authorities to allow the child inside the flight, said the source.