Flight makes emergency landing in Madhya Pradesh as passenger falls sick ​

The flight landed under emergency conditions after the passenger suffered cardiac arrest mid-air.

Published: 08th July 2018 02:17 PM  |   Last Updated: 08th July 2018 02:17 PM   |  A+A-

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By PTI

INDORE: An IndiGo flight on its way to Pune from New Delhi was diverted to the Indore airport today after a 52-year-old passenger on board was taken ill, an official said.

The flight 6E769 landed under emergency conditions around 9. 30 am after the passenger suffered cardiac arrest mid-air, Director of the Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport, Indore, Aryama Sanyal said.

On landing, the sick passenger was immediately rushed to a local hospital where his condition was reported to be stable, Sanyal said.

 

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