media release 8 – accident airlink flight update #7 - 29/09/09
ACCIDENT - AIRLINK FLIGHT Update #7 at 16h00
Airlink Media bulletin
Issued 29 September 2009
JOHANNESBURG - the medical interventions and procedures to attend to our three crew members and the member of the public continue ,we would like to report on their status as follows:
1. Capt Alistair Freeman; after a bad day yesterday we are very pleased to report has stabilized and his blood pressure is now improved. His condition continues to be monitored closely and further procedures to attend to his severe injuries will depend on his current condition remaining stable.
2. First Officer Sonja Bierman; the plan to move her to a high care facility in Johannesburg, later in the week, is in place.
3. Flight Attendant Rodelle Oosthuizen; was moved into the operating theatre at 15:00 today to undergo a procedure to repair her spinal injuries.
4. Mr Abraham Mthethwa , the Durban Solid Waste employee, has recovered well and been moved from ICU into a normal ward.
Airlink representatives have again today met in Durban with the specialists attending to the patients, in order to provide support as necessary to them and their families.
Issued for Airlink
KARIN MURRAY