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SICK ON A SOUTHWEST FLIGHT

After her Southwest flight, she was sent to the hospital

Taken from her Southwest flight to the hospital against her will — who pays?

March 11, 2018 by Christopher Elliott

Sue Burgess began to feel sick on a Southwest flight from Phoenix to Albuquerque. After a rough trip in which she filled several barf bags,  Southwest sent her to a hospital after the plane landed. It turns out she had the stomach flu — but there’s the small matter of a $9,000 hospital bill. She wants to know who is going to pay this bill.

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