Swissair Flight to Paris

Staff brief Bartlet in the basement hallway: donor organs sit in Zurich, Swissair flight carries them next to Paris inside the 40-hour deadline. Leo coordinates with aides as they map planes, funding, and risks like cleric backlash; Bartlet demands action, overriding Swiss delays to advance the boy's surgery.

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Purpose

Transports donor organs from Zurich to Paris as a link in the urgent transplant logistics chain.

Significance

Forms the critical airborne handoff that Bartlet seizes to commit the mission, balancing medical urgency against political exposure and bureaucratic stalls.

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S4E9 · Swiss Diplomacy

Eleven Minutes — Bartlet Clears the Mission

The Swissair flight is described as the carrier moving the organs from Zurich to Paris; its schedule and cooperation are central to the timeline, and Bartlet explicitly targets Swiss stalling behavior, making the airline's flight a lever to be pressed.

Before: Scheduled to carry the organs from Zurich to Paris but perceived as delayed or stalled by Swiss authorities.

After: Placed under pressure by White House directive to stop delaying and effect the transfer as part of the expedited operational plan.

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