7 months ago
Kerala Transports Kidney on Commercial Flight for First Time
For the first time in Kerala, a kidney was transported on a regular airplane instead of a special plane or helicopter.
The kidney came from a 17-year-old girl named Ayona Monson, who sadly passed away after falling from her school building.
The kidney was flown from Kannur to Thiruvananthapuram on an IndiGo Airlines flight.
A doctor named Dr. Namitha helped carry the kidney on the plane.
The flight had a short stop in Kochi but continued to Thiruvananthapuram.
The kidney was then taken to a hospital for a transplant into a 27-year-old woman.
Usually, organs are transported using special planes or helicopters, but this time, a regular airline was used because there were some problems with using a helicopter.
The other kidney was transplanted in Kozhikode, and the liver and corneas were sent to different hospitals for other transplants.
A kidney was transported on a commercial IndiGo Airlines flight from Kannur to Thiruvananthapuram for the first time in Kerala.
The kidney belonged to 17-year-old Ayona Monson, who died after falling from a school building in Kannur.
The organ was transported by Dr. Namitha, an organ transplant coordinator, and arrived in Thiruvananthapuram around 10:45 am.
The kidney was transplanted into a 27-year-old woman from Parasala, while the other kidney was transplanted in Kozhikode.
The liver and corneas were sent to Meitra Hospital and Kozhikode Government Medical College, respectively.
- Who
- Ayona Monson (donor), 27-year-old woman (recipient), K-SOTTO officials, Dr. Noble Gracious, Dr. Namitha, IndiGo Airlines
- What
- Transportation of a kidney on a commercial flight for transplantation
- Where
- From Kannur to Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
- When
- Thursday
- Why
- To transport a kidney for transplantation in a time-bound manner
Key facts
- Organ
- Kidney
- Donor
- Ayona Monson (17)
- Recipient
- 27-year-old woman from Parasala
- Airline
- IndiGo Airlines
- Route
- Kannur to Thiruvananthapuram
- Date
- Thursday
- Organ Retrieval Procedure
- 2 am to 5 am
- Flight Arrival Time
- 10:45 am
Quotes
Dr. Namitha
Organ transplant coordinator at Kannur Medical College
“The flight from Kannur had a stopover at Kochi, but arrangements were made to continue the journey on the same aircraft to Thiruvananthapuram.”
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“By 6 am, we reached the airport. All arrangements were smoothly handled by the hospital authorities and the airline.”
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Dr. Noble Gracious SS
Executive director of the Kerala State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (K-SOTTO)
“The airline provided seats, and Dr. Namitha, who recently joined Kannur Medical College as an organ transplant coordinator, volunteered to transport the organ. This is the first time an organ has been transported on a commercial flight in the state.”
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“The major challenge was transporting the kidney to Thiruvananthapuram in a time-bound manner. There were technical issues in using a helicopter for the purpose.”
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