(VNF) - National carrier flag Vietnam Airlines delayed a flight for 80 minutes to help transfer a South Korean man who was seriously injured.

The story was mentioned on South Korean News (Photo: baodatviet.vn)

The man was a 54 year-old construction supervisor in Yangon, Myanmar. On July 25th, he has an accident, leaving him seriously injured. His family wanted to transfer him to South Korea for surgery.

His wife asked many airlines which conduct flights from Yangon to South Korea for help, however, none of them agreed as their planes were too small to take on board a first-aid stretcher.

Finally, Vietnam Airlines agreed to transport the South Korean man on its Yangon-Hanoi-Incheon flight.

Six seats were removed for the stretcher (Photo: baodatviet.vn)

Vietnam Airlines technicians quickly removed six seats on its flight VN957 for the stretcher. This led to an 80-minute delay for the flight.

(Photo: baodatviet.vn)

With the support from Vietnam Airlines staff, the South Korean man was successfully taken to Hanoi and then to Incheon through a connecting flight. After surgery in South Korea's hospital, his health has improved.

His family expressed their thanks to Vietnam Airlines for their help./.

Minh Phuong ( baodatviet.vn )