How various airlines handle sick passengers

Medical care in the air Airline officials offered varying accounts of how they handle sick passengers: American Airlines: Each airplane has a medical kit that contains masks, gloves, sanitizer wipes and thermometer strips. The supplies are intended for crew members and doctors who volunteer to aid a sick passenger. Southwest Airlines: Each airplane carries 50 masks for both sick customers and passengers sitting nearby. JetBlue Airways: “H1N1 kits” issued to each airplane have five masks in them. Virgin America: Twenty masks are available on each flight. United Airlines: Masks are available on request on flights. U.S. Airways: Airplanes are issued masks. Rong-Gong Lin II