American Airlines passenger dies after receiving empty oxygen tanks

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I find it reprehensible that posters on this site have swallowed hole this notion that the oxygen bottles were empty and that the flight attendants were reluctant to help. What a crock. Who says the bottles were empty?? Just because the media is lazy, and anxious to malign any airline (it's good copy), does that make this story true? The facts will show that the crew tried everything it knew how to do, but the woman was in very poor health (her family already admitted this!!). When that time comes to clear this crew you won't hear it from the media, that's not news-worthy, just as it's not news-worthy when flight crews do save lives (as they do every day). It's sad she died but that crew doesn't deserve this. Shame on their management for not vigorously defending them on the cable networks. You wanna work for an airline?? Good luck!!

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