Indian passenger plane lands in Karachi for medical emergency

ISLAMABAD: A flight of India’s private airline IndiGo made an emergency landing at the airport in Karachi on Monday, the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) said.

The PCAA said in a statement that the landing was carried out at the Jinnah International Airport after midnight due to a medical emergency when a 60-year-old Nigerian passenger on board had lost his breath and pulse.

The pilot requested to turn the flight to Karachi for the treatment of the sick passenger, said the statement, adding that the flight was going from India’s Delhi to Qatar’s Doha.

However, the sick passenger’s life was not saved, according to the statement.

Later after several hours, the flight went back to its actual destination, said the statement.

A total of 163 passengers were on board the flight, according to the PCAA.

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