Article from Brookfield Aviation

Cassius, a 1 year old baby was born with a rare condition, he needed to be transported from his home in Florida to the Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia. The mission was to prepare him for a transplant that needed to be performed almost immediately, Cassius needed to receive a stem-cell transplant (or commonly called Bone Marrow transplant) at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

After the news, Mr Dreaper, Cassius’s father, decided to contact few airlines to transport his kid but commercial flight was not an option given Cassius’s fragilemedical state and the COVID-19 pandemic, which could have worsened his situation. Unfortunately for these types of cases, commercial air travel is not a safe option given the presence of pathogens in public spaces.

An ambulance could have been a second option but almost 16 hours from Pensacola, Florida to Philadelphia up north could also have been extremely risky for his condition… continue reading here