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Approximately three hours into a Turkish Airlines flight from Osaka to Istanbul, a Japanese passenger fainted, hitting her head. Her glasses shattered, cutting her cheek.

That’s when crew member Burcu Kirmaci sprung into action, according to local news site Bgnnews.com.

She applied first aid and looked after the passenger until the flight landed in Istanbul 10 hours later, but didn’t stop there. Ms Kirmaci escorted the passenger to hospital to get stitches, after realising the difficulty she would have

experienced there without knowing the local language.

“I knew I was the only one who could fully help the passenger given that I speak Japanese,” Ms Kirmaci said.

The woman was injured on a Turkish Airways flight. Source: Getty Images

She liaised with the Turkish doctor and the passenger, and took charge of the rest of the injured woman’s itinerary. She refused to leave her side, accompanying the passenger back to her final destination at approximately 10.30pm that night.

Fellow Japanese passengers from the flight voiced their appreciation and tried to offer Ms Kirmaci gifts.

She said her decision “was not an act of responsibility but rather an act of empathy”.

news.com.au has contacted Turkish Airlines for comment.

Ms Kirmaci was empathetic. Source: Facebook 

Source……..www.news.com.au

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