Eman to fly to Abu Dhabi tomorrow on special Airbus

EGYPTIAN PATIENT Eman Ahmed, who has spent two months undergoing weight reduction procedure at Saifee Hospital here, is all set to fly to Abu Dhabi on Thursday in a special Egyptian plane.

According to information accessed by The Indian Express, Eman will fly on an Egypt Special Airbus 300 in an over three-anda-half-hour flight from Mumbai to Abu Dhabi. The aircraft has been customised to meet the requirements for the travel. The same day she will be admitted to Burjeel Hospital where doctors plan to continue rehabilitation and weight reduction procedure on her.

She will be transferred in a special ambulance procured for her to travel from Saifee Hospital to the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport. “A team of nine doctors, nurses and paramedics will travel with her and her sister,” a spokesperson for the VPS Healthcare said.

While Eman, 36, will not require a crane to lift her like previous transit when she was airlifted from Egypt to India, she continues to require a special bed or stretcher to move her around. A spokesperson from VPS Healthcare said that her treatment will be covered free of cost under corporate social responsibility and “for humanity”.

“I am hopeful that they will help her start walking. They have promised everything possible,” Eman’s sister Shaimaa Selim said. She added that on Wednesday final arrangements to shift Eman will begin.

Eman was brought to India on February 11 when she weighed an estimated 500 kg for treatment of obesity.

File Eman Ahmed was brought to India on February 11.