Pilot turns plane around so passengers can visit critically ill grandson

Etihad Airways is often praised for having some of the most luxurious planes in the sky, but a pilot recently showed the airline has great staff as well.

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Last week, a couple was traveling from Manchester, UK to Australia with a stop scheduled in Abu Dhabi, reports Mashable.

According to the International Business Times, as the plane was readying for take off, they got a text alerting them that their grandson had been taken to intensive care.

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When the pilot learned that they needed to get to the hospital, he turned the aircraft around so the couple could make it to their dying grandson's side.

The boy passed the next day and, according to the couple's travel agent, if they had not changed their travel plans, they may not have made it in time to say goodbye.