Air Ambulance & Medical Charter

An air ambulance is an aircraft, a jet, turboprop or helicopter, configured for medical transport. It carries the patient, a specialist medical team and, where possible, a family member, with equipment on board to care for the patient throughout the flight.

The terms overlap. Medevac, or medical evacuation, usually describes an urgent transfer out of a location where the right care is not available. An air ambulance is the medically-equipped aircraft used to carry it out. Andreea arranges both urgent evacuations and planned medical flights.

Medical repatriation means bringing a patient back to their home country for treatment or recovery after illness or injury abroad. It involves coordinating hospitals, ground ambulances and clearances at both ends, all of which Andreea manages for you.

Depending on the patient, the cabin can be fitted with a stretcher, a transport ventilator, a cardiac monitor and defibrillator, infusion and syringe pumps, medical oxygen and suction, and immobilisation equipment. Andreea sources an aircraft and crew matched to the clinical requirement.

A specialist crew travels with the aircraft, which may include a flight physician, a flight nurse and a critical-care paramedic. For neonatal, paediatric or intensive-care cases, a specialist team is arranged. The crew is matched to the patient's condition.

Yes. Aircraft can be equipped to intensive-care standard, with the ventilators, monitoring and medication an ICU patient needs, and a critical-care team on board. The flight is only made once the medical team judges it safe.

As an aircraft climbs, cabin pressure falls and gases in the body expand. For patients with certain chest, abdominal or post-surgical conditions this can be harmful, so the aircraft is flown to keep cabin pressure close to ground level, a sea-level cabin.

In most cases, yes. Having a familiar face beside the patient can be a great comfort. Andreea confirms for each flight whether a family member can travel, depending on the aircraft and the medical situation.

Turboprops such as the King Air for shorter sectors and small runways, light and midsize jets such as the Learjet, Citation and Challenger for regional transfers, and long-range jets such as the Global and Gulfstream for intercontinental repatriation.

For urgent transfers Andreea works around the clock to source a medically-equipped aircraft and crew as quickly as possible, coordinating with the hospital and operators. Timing depends on the aircraft, the crew and the medical clearances required.

Cost depends on the distance, the aircraft, the medical equipment and the crew required. Every quote is set out clearly and in full before you commit. Share the details and Andreea returns a fixed, all-in price.

Many travel and medical insurance policies cover medical repatriation. Andreea can provide the medical and cost documentation your insurer may need; whether a specific cost is covered is decided by your insurer.

Yes. Andreea arranges medical flights between countries and across continents, coordinating clearances, technical stops where needed, ground ambulances and receiving hospitals, so the patient is cared for from bedside to bedside.

Every flight is operated by a vetted operator meeting strict international aviation and medical standards, with certified aircraft and qualified medical crews. The patient's safety guides every decision, from the aircraft chosen to the moment of departure.