Lufthansa Patient Transport Compartment - PTC
Lufthansa Patient Transportation Compartment (PTC) combines the advantage of a Commercial flight with the facility in an Air Ambulance dedicated flight with its state-of-the-art technology – all at an altitude of Thirty thousand feet.
The reasons are many to choose a Patient Transport Compartment - PTC
Space - To enable the transportation of critical patients with all Advance life support equipment.
HI Flying support in medical clearance, booking and ticketing of patient relatives.
Up to Forty percent time-saving by using the PTC on scheduled flights
Pretravel assessment of the patient
The patient's fitness for transport is checked before the full PTC costs are incurred
50% lower cost compared to a normal air ambulance.
In the Lufthansa PTC, the doctor has access to state-of-the-art medical equipment and supplies – for the best treatment for any clinical status.
The spacious dimensions of the PTC provide plenty of room for a patient bed, two seats for the doctor and a Lufthansa "PTC escort", intensive-care medical equipment, all necessary supplies and medicines.
It is an ICU on a wing.
Thus there is enough space to give patients the best possible care, which can be done comfortably even while standing and can include complicated medical treatment. And the bigger the transport unit is, the more pleasant and comfortable the care is – both for the patients and for the medical personnel.
Advanced Life support Medical equipment with State-of-the-art medical stretcher and supplies are available to the doctor, such as:
As many relatives can travel on the Lufthansa flight - a family of 4 to 6 to even 10 relatives has traveled with us which is an added reassurance to the patient.
Fly to Most destinations in World
In an emergency, every minute counts in patient transportation. That is why Lufthansa, as the only airline to do so, offers the PTC solely on scheduled flights which make no stopovers, such as for refueling or for other purposed compared to an Air Ambulance flights which have shorter range and needs to halt multiple times before reaching the final destination.
Time comparison between PTC and air ambulance
Compared with air ambulances, the flight with the Lufthansa PTC is up to 50 percent shorter – which makes things much easier for the intensive care patient and the medical personnel. The following table shows a typical example.
The PTC timeline
The PTC is deployed to and from Frankfurt across the entire Lufthansa intercontinental network and is therefore always just where it’s needed. The entire process of transporting the patient home is completed within just three days: which includes medical clearances, the medical team at origin and flight of the patient to his/her destination home Airport.
For more information - call or email us at admin@hiflyingllc.com.
PTC Routing
We have flown PTC patients from Frankfurt to various cities in the United States, locations to Europe, the Middle East and major cities in Asia.
Sectors available to fly PTC are as follows -
Aalborg Denmark Aalborg Airport
Aberdeen United Kingdom (Scotland) Aberdeen Airport
Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire Port Bouet Airport
Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi International Airport
Abuja Nigeria Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
Accra Ghana Kotoka International Airport
Addis Ababa Ethiopia Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
Agadir Morocco Agadir–Al Massira Airport
Aleppo Syria Aleppo International Airport
Algiers Algeria Houari Boumediene Airport
Alicante Spain (Valencian Community) Alicante-Elche Airport
Almaty Kazakhstan Almaty International Airport
Amman Jordan Queen Alia International Airport
Amsterdam Netherlands Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Ancona Italy (Marche) Ancona Airport
Ankara Turkey (Ankara Province) Esenboğa International Airport
Antalya Turkey (Antalya Province) Antalya Airport
Antigua Antigua and Barbuda V.C. Bird International Airport
Ashgabat Turkmenistan Ashgabat Airport
Asmara Eritrea Asmara International Airport
Astana Kazakhstan Astana International Airport
Asuncion Paraguay Silvio Pettirossi International Airport
Athens Greece Athens International Airport
Atlanta United States (Georgia) Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Auckland New Zealand Auckland Airport
Austin
Begins 3 May 2019 United States (Texas) Austin–Bergstrom International Airport [7][8]
Baghdad Iraq Baghdad International Airport
Baku Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev International Airport
Bangalore India (Karnataka) Kempegowda International Airport
Bangkok Thailand Suvarnabhumi Airport
Barcelona Spain (Catalonia) Barcelona–El Prat Airport
Bari Italy (Apulia) Bari Airport
Basel
Mulhouse
Freiburg Switzerland
France
Germany EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg
Bastia France Bastia – Poretta Airport
Beijing China Beijing Capital International Airport
Beirut Lebanon Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport
Belgrade Serbia Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
Bergamo Italy (Lombardy) Orio al Serio International Airport
Bergen Norway Bergen Airport
Berlin Germany (Berlin) Berlin Tegel Airport
Bilbao Spain (Basque Country) Bilbao Airport
Billund Denmark Billund Airport
Birmingham United Kingdom (England) Birmingham Airport
Bodrum/Milas Turkey (Muğla Province) Milas–Bodrum Airport
Bogota Colombia El Dorado International Airport
Bologna Italy (Emilia-Romagna) Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
Bordeaux France Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
Boston United States (Massachusetts) Logan International Airport
Bratislava Slovakia Bratislava Airport
Bremen Germany (Bremen) Bremen Airport
Bristol United Kingdom (England) Bristol Airport
Brno Czech Republic Brno-Tuřany Airport
Brussels Belgium Brussels Airport
Bucharest Romania Henri Coandă International Airport
Budapest Hungary Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
Buenos Aires Argentina Ministro Pistarini International Airport
Bursa Turkey (Bursa Province) Yenişehir Airport
Busan South Korea Gimhae International Airport
Cagliari Italy (Sardinia) Cagliari Elmas Airport
Cairo Egypt Cairo International Airport
Calgary Canada (Alberta) Calgary International Airport
Campinas Brazil (São Paulo) Viracopos-Campinas International Airport
Cancún Mexico (Quintana Roo) Cancún International Airport
Cape Town South Africa Cape Town International Airport
Caracas Venezuela Simón Bolívar International Airport
Cardiff United Kingdom (Wales) Cardiff Airport
Casablanca Morocco Mohammed V International Airport
Catania Italy (Sicily) Catania-Fontanarossa Airport
Charlotte United States (North Carolina) Charlotte Douglas International Airport
Chennai India (Tamil Nadu) Chennai International Airport
Chicago United States (Illinois) Chicago O'Hare International Airport
Chişinău Republic of Moldova Chişinău International Airport
Cluj-Napoca Romania Cluj International Airport
Cologne/Bonn Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Cologne Bonn Airport
Colombo Sri Lanka Bandaranaike International Airport
Constantine Algeria Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport
Copenhagen Denmark Copenhagen Airport
Dakar Senegal Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport
Dallas/Fort Worth United States (Texas) Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
Damascus Syria Damascus International Airport
Dammam Saudi Arabia King Fahd International Airport
Dar es Salaam Tanzania Julius Nyerere International Airport
Delhi India Indira Gandhi International Airport
Denpasar Indonesia Ngurah Rai International Airport
Denver United States (Colorado) Denver International Airport
Detroit United States (Michigan) Detroit Metropolitan Airport
Doha Qatar Hamad International Airport
Donetsk Ukraine Donetsk International Airport
Dortmund Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Dortmund Airport
Douala Cameroon Douala International Airport
Dresden Germany (Saxony) Dresden Airport
Dubai United Arab Emirates Dubai International Airport
Dublin Ireland Dublin Airport
Dubrovnik Croatia Dubrovnik Airport
Düsseldorf Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Düsseldorf Airport
Edinburgh United Kingdom (Scotland) Edinburgh Airport
Eilat Israel Ovda Airport
Elba Italy (Tuscany) Marina di Campo Airport
Erbil Iraq Erbil International Airport
Faro Portugal Faro Airport
Florence Italy (Tuscany) Florence Airport
Frankfurt Germany (Hesse) Frankfurt am Main International Airport
Friedrichshafen Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Friedrichshafen Airport
Gdańsk Poland Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport
Geneva Switzerland Geneva Airport
Genoa Italy (Liguria) Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
Glasgow United Kingdom (Scotland) Glasgow Airport
Gothenburg Sweden Göteborg Landvetter Airport
Graz Austria Graz Airport
Guangzhou China (Guangdong) Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
Guayaquil Ecuador José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport
Hamburg Germany (Hamburg) Hamburg Airport
Hanoi Vietnam Noi Bai International Airport
Hanover Germany (Lower Saxony) Hanover Airport
Harare Zimbabwe Harare International Airport
Helsinki Finland Helsinki Airport
Heraklion Greece Heraklion International Airport
Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Tan Son Nhat International Airport
Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport
Hong Kong Hong Kong Kai Tak International Airport
Houston United States (Texas) George Bush Intercontinental Airport
Hyderabad India (Telangana) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
Ibiza Spain (Balearic Islands) Ibiza Airport
Innsbruck Austria Innsbruck Airport
Inverness United Kingdom (Scotland) Inverness Airport
Istanbul Turkey (Istanbul Province) Istanbul Atatürk Airport
Izmir Turkey (İzmir Province) Adnan Menderes Airport
Jakarta Indonesia Soekarno–Hatta International Airport
Jeddah Saudi Arabia King Abdulaziz International Airport
Jersey United Kingdom Jersey Airport
Johannesburg South Africa O. R. Tambo International Airport
Kampala Uganda Entebbe International Airport
Karachi Pakistan Jinnah International Airport
Kathmandu Nepal Tribhuvan International Airport
Katowice Poland Katowice International Airport
Kazan Russia (Tatarstan) Kazan International Airport
Khartoum Sudan Khartoum International Airport
Kiev Ukraine Boryspil International Airport
Kingston Jamaica Norman Manley International Airport
Kinshasa Democratic Republic of Congo N'djili Airport
Kittilä Finland Kittilä Airport
Klagenfurt Austria Klagenfurt Airport
Knock Ireland Ireland West Airport
Kolkata India (West Bengal) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport
Kraków Poland Kraków John Paul II International Airport
Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Kuwait City Kuwait Kuwait International Airport
La Paz Bolivia El Alto International Airport
Lagos Nigeria Murtala Muhammed International Airport
Lahore Pakistan Allama Iqbal International Airport
Lamezia Terme Italy (Calabria) Lamezia Terme International Airport
Larnaca Cyprus Larnaca International Airport
Las Palmas Spain (Canary Islands) Gran Canaria Airport
Leipzig/Halle Germany (Saxony) Leipzig/Halle Airport
Libreville Gabon Libreville International Airport
Lille France Lille Airport
Lima Peru Jorge Chávez International Airport
Lisbon Portugal Lisbon Portela International Airport
London United Kingdom (England) London City Airport
London United Kingdom (England) London Gatwick International Airport [29]
London United Kingdom (England) London Heathrow International Airport
London United Kingdom (England) London Stansted Airport
Los Angeles United States (California) Los Angeles International Airport
Luanda Angola Quatro de Fevereiro Airport
Lublin Poland Lublin Airport
Luqa Malta Malta International Airport
Luxembourg City Luxembourg Luxembourg Findel Airport
Lviv Ukraine Lviv International Airport
Lyon France Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport
Madrid Spain (Community of Madrid) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
Malabo Equatorial Guinea Malabo International Airport
Malé Maldives Velana International Airport
Manama Bahrain Bahrain International Airport
Manchester United Kingdom (England) Manchester Airport
Manila Philippines Ninoy Aquino International Airport
Marrakech Morocco Marrakesh Menara Airport
Marseilles France Marseille Provence Airport
Mashhad Iran Mashhad International Airport
Melbourne Australia Melbourne Airport
Mexico City Mexico Mexico City International Airport
Miami United States (Florida) Miami International Airport
Milan Italy (Lombardy) Linate Airport
Milan Italy (Lombardy) Milan–Malpensa Airport
Minsk Belarus Minsk National Airport
Monterrey Mexico (Nuevo León) General Mariano Escobedo International Airport
Montevideo Uruguay Carrasco International Airport
Montpellier France Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport
Montreal Canada (Quebec) Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
Moscow Russia Domodedovo International Airport
Moscow Russia Sheremetyevo International Airport
Moscow Russia Vnukovo International Airport
Mumbai India (Maharashtra) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport
Munich Germany (Bavaria) Munich Airport
Muscat Oman Muscat International Airport
Málaga Spain (Andalusia) Málaga Airport
Mérida Mexico (Yucatán) Mérida International Airport
Münster Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Münster Osnabrück International Airport
Nagoya Japan (Aichi Prefecture) Chubu Centrair International Airport
Nairobi Kenya Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
Nanjing China (Jiangsu) Nanjing Lukou International Airport
Nantes France Nantes Atlantique Airport
Naples Italy (Campania) Naples International Airport
Nassau Bahamas Lynden Pindling International Airport
New York City United States (New York) John F. Kennedy International Airport
Newark United States (New Jersey) Newark Liberty International Airport
Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom (England) Newcastle Airport
Newquay United Kingdom (England) Newquay Cornwall Airport
Nice France Nice Côte d'Azur Airport
Nizhny Novgorod Russia Nizhny Novgorod International Airport
Novosibirsk Russia Tolmachevo Airport
Nuremberg Germany (Bavaria) Nuremberg Airport
Odessa Ukraine Odessa International Airport
Olbia Italy (Sardinia) Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
Orlando United States (Florida) Orlando International Airport
Osaka Japan (Osaka Prefecture) Kansai International Airport
Oslo Norway Oslo Gardermoen Airport
Paderborn Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Paderborn Lippstadt Airport
Palermo Italy (Sicily) Falcone Borsellino Airport
Palma de Mallorca Spain (Canary Islands) Palma de Mallorca Airport
Panama City Panama Tocumen International Airport
Paris France Charles de Gaulle Airport
Paris France Orly Airport
Perm Russia Perm International Airport
Perugia Italy (Umbria) Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport
Philadelphia United States (Pennsylvania) Philadelphia International Airport
Philipsburg Sint Maarten Princess Juliana International Airport
Phoenix United States (Arizona) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
Pisa Italy (Tuscany) Pisa International Airport
Pointe-Noire Congo Agostinho-Neto International Airport
Port Harcourt Nigeria Port Harcourt International Airport
Port Louis Mauritius Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport
Portland, OR United States (Oregon) Portland International Airport
Porto Portugal Porto Airport
Poznań Poland Poznań–Ławica Airport
Prague Czech Republic Václav Havel Airport Prague
Pune India (Maharashtra) Pune Airport
Qingdao China (Shandong) Qingdao Liuting International Airport
Quito Ecuador Mariscal Sucre International Airport
Recife Brazil (Pernambuco) Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport
Reykjavík Iceland Keflavík International Airport
Riga Latvia Riga International Airport
Rijeka Croatia Rijeka Airport
Rio de Janeiro Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
Riyadh Saudi Arabia King Khalid International Airport
Rome Italy (Lazio) Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport
Rostock Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Rostock-Laage Airport
Rostov-on-Don Russia (Rostov Oblast) Rostov-on-Don Airport
Rotterdam/The Hague Netherlands Rotterdam The Hague Airport
Rzeszów Poland Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport
Saint Petersburg Russia Pulkovo Airport
Saint-Tropez France La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport
Sal Cape Verde Amílcar Cabral International Airport
Samara Russia Kurumoch International Airport
San Diego United States (California) San Diego International Airport [44]
San Francisco United States (California) San Francisco International Airport
San Jose United States (California) San Jose International Airport
San José Costa Rica Juan Santamaría International Airport
San Juan Puerto Rico Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport
Sana'a Yemen Sana'a International Airport
Santiago Chile Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Las Américas International Airport [49]
Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo International Airport
Seattle United States (Washington) Seattle–Tacoma International Airport
Seoul South Korea Incheon International Airport
Shanghai China Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Shannon Ireland Shannon Airport
Shenyang China (Liaoning) Shenyang Taoxian International Airport
Sibiu Romania Sibiu International Airport
Singapore Singapore Singapore Changi Airport
Sochi Russia (Krasnodar Krai) Sochi International Airport
Sofia Bulgaria Sofia Airport
Split Croatia Split Airport
Stavanger Norway Stavanger Airport
Stockholm Sweden Stockholm Arlanda Airport
Strasbourg France Strasbourg Airport
Stuttgart Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Stuttgart Airport
Sydney Australia Sydney Airport
São Paulo Brazil (São Paulo) São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
Taipei Taiwan Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
Tallinn Estonia Tallinn Airport
Tampa United States (Florida) Tampa International Airport
Tangier Morocco Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport
Tashkent Uzbekistan Tashkent International Airport
Tbilisi Georgia Tbilisi International Airport
Tehran Iran Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport
Tel Aviv Israel Ben Gurion Airport
Thessaloniki Greece Thessaloniki International Airport
Timisoara Romania Traian Vuia International Airport
Tirana Albania Tirana International Airport
Tokyo Japan Haneda International Airport
Tokyo Japan (Chiba Prefecture) Narita International Airport
Toronto Canada (Ontario) Toronto Pearson International Airport
Toulouse France Toulouse–Blagnac Airport
Trieste Italy (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
Tripoli Libya Tripoli International Airport
Tromsø Norway Tromsø Airport
Trondheim Norway Trondheim Airport
Tunis Tunisia Tunis–Carthage International Airport
Turin Italy (Piedmont) Turin Airport
Turku Finland Turku Airport
Ufa Russia (Bashkortostan) Ufa International Airport
Valencia Spain (Valencian Community) Valencia Airport
Vancouver Canada (British Columbia) Vancouver International Airport
Venice Italy (Veneto) Venice Marco Polo Airport
Verona Italy (Veneto) Verona Airport
Vienna Austria Vienna International Airport
Vilnius Lithuania Vilnius International Airport
Warsaw Poland Warsaw Chopin Airport
Washington, D.C. United States (Virginia) Washington Dulles International Airport
Westerland Germany (Schleswig-Holstein) Sylt Airport
Windhoek Namibia Hosea Kutako International Airport
Wroclaw Poland Copernicus Airport Wrocław
Yekaterinburg Russia (Sverdlovsk Oblast) Koltsovo International Airport
Yerevan Armenia Zvartnots International Airport
Zadar Croatia Zadar Airport
Zagreb Croatia Zagreb Airport
Zürich Switzerland Zürich Airport