The terminal breast cancer patient deemed too frail to fly by Korean Airlines earlier this week was finally granted passage back to her ancestral Korea by Delta Airlines. Crystal Kim and her daughter, Mimi Kim, will be on the 1:50 p.m. flight Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Seoul today, the airline confirmed. 
 
 "Breast cancer is a cause that is very near and dear to our hearts at Delta," said airline spokeswoman Susan Elliott. "We were just happy to be able to help." 
 
 Diagnosed with advanced stage 4 breast cancer, Crystal Kim's dying wish was to live out her final days in the country of her birth, Korea. But when she showed up with her daughter, Mimi Kim, who had booked the flight for last Sunday -- Mother's Day -- the airline stopped the pair at the gate, noting Kim's frailty. 
 
 Despite a doctor's note deeming Crystal Kim fit to fly, Korean Air turned the pair away, saying it needed more medical information, said Korean Air spokeswoman Penny Pfaelzer. When Mimi Kim returned the next day with additional medical documentation about her mother's condition, the airline consulted with its own medical professionals and concluded Tuesday that Crystal Kim was not up for the 11-plus hour flight, Pfaelzer said. 
 
 "It's absolutely ludicrous, heartless and unbelievable," Mimi Kim told local Seattle news station KING-TV Tuesday after the second and final refusal. "Her vitals are normal. ... She is fit for travel." 
 
 Doctors consulted by Korean Air did not examine Kim, Pfaelzer said, but they examined the paperwork provided by Kim's doctor. Citing privacy reasons, Pfaelzer said the airline could not disclose the reason for it denying Kim passage, or discuss details of her health. 
 
 Korean Air, which paid for Mimi and Crystal Kim's overnight lodging while it tried to determine whether Kim was fit to fly, will refund their tickets in full today. 
 
 As with other international airlines, including Delta, Korean Air follows the guidelines of the International Air Transport Association, which recommends that passengers with terminal illnesses, such as advanced stage cancer, should have their fitness for flight evaluated by airline medical staff if there's a question as to whether they can make the journey. 
 
 "These guidelines are for the safety of all passengers," said Anthony Concil, spokesman for the IATA, though he emphasized the guidelines were merely recommendations, not rules. 
 
 "Different carriers make their judgment calls for different reasons. Delta's policies say that if a passenger has a doctor's note saying that they are able to fly, we generally allow them to fly," said Elliott. "This is something our employees felt was the right thing to do." 

 Dying woman still getting run around from airlines 
 
 EVERETT, Wash. -- For three days, the bags have been packed. Passports have been ready. 
 
 Three days are an eternity to wait when you have no time. 
 
 "I like America, but I want to go die in my country," says Crystal Kim. 
 
 "Time is all we have and we don't have much of it," says her daughter, Mimi Kim. 
 
 Crystal Kim has stage four breast cancer and has 2 months to live. She wants to spend her last days with her family in Korea. 
 
 "Spend time with my family and die in Korea. And buried by my grandma because she raised me," says Kim. 
 
 Her trip home was suppose to be on Mother's Day, a gift from her daughter. But despite having tickets, her medical records, and a doctor's note stating she's strong enough to travel, Korean Air refused to let her board. 
 
 "I gave it all to Korean Airlines and it still wasn't good enough," says Mimi, who is traveling with her mom. "Then they asked me for the scans, the MRI's, and the x-rays." 
 
 An airline spokesperson told KING 5 that all airlines have policies and procedures to deal with passengers with medical conditions. They need to consider if someone dies in flight, other passengers would be "traumatized." 
 
 Monday, they brought more letters, filled out new forms. Again, denied. 
 
 "It's inhumane, it's heartless," says Mimi. 
 
 They also tried to get on board an Asiana Airlines flight without a reservation, but we're told its flights were already overbooked. 
 
 Mimi called Korean Airlines again Tuesday. She was told they were still awaiting the approval of the airline's doctor in Seoul. So again, they were denied travel. 
 
 "What kind of person are they? Cold, cruel, person," says Kim. 
 
 All of this for a woman who doesn't need oxygen, or an IV, just a wheelchair to travel. Now they have seats booked for Thursday, this time on Delta Airlines. 
 
 "I think we're going to fly to Seoul on Thursday. Definitely. It's important to stay positive," says Mimi. 
 
 Initially, Korea Air told Kim it would take four weeks to process the refund for her four thousand dollar tickets. After KING 5 called the airline, a spokesperson told us they would refund the Kims' fares by Thursday.
– A Korean woman living in the US wants to spend her last months at home, but her chosen airline won’t let her on the plane. Breast cancer patient Crystal Kim has just 2 months to live; she wants to be "buried by my grandmother, because she raised me." Her daughter bought her tickets home on Korean Air and furnished the airline with Kim’s medical records and a doctor’s note. But the airline says it fears other travelers could be “traumatized” if someone dies on board—even though the note says she’s healthy enough to fly, KING 5 reports. “I gave it all to Korean Airlines and it still wasn't good enough,” says Kim’s daughter. “Then they asked me for the scans, the MRI's, and the X-rays." The family tried filling out more forms, and received a second denial. “What kind of person are they? Cold, cruel, person,” Kim says. Update: Kim has booked on Delta and is expected to fly out sometime today, notes ABC News.