The couple's flight to Abu Dhabi was taxiing at Manchester Airport, in the UK, when they received a text saying that their grandson had just been admitted into intensive care and that they should come to the hospital — as soon as possible.
They alerted cabin crew who then told the pilot. He turned the flight around and drove the plane back to the gate, where the passengers disembarked.*Airline staff immediately unloaded the couple's luggage and collected their car from the parking lot. Read more...