IndiGo: An IndiGo airline flight 6E-1736 going to Doha made an emergency landing in Karachi, Pakistan. Due to ill health of a passenger, it was decided to make an emergency landing of the flight.
Indigo airline has given this information. The medical team investigated as soon as he landed at Karachi airport. After this he was declared dead. The deceased person is said to be a Nigerian national.
Indigo issued a statement
The company has issued a statement saying that we are deeply saddened by this news. Our prayers and condolences are with his loved ones and family. At present, we are making arrangements to shift other passengers in consultation with the concerned authorities. According to media reports, the pilot of the flight informed the air traffic control of the nearby Karachi airport. Asked for emergency landing permission. On which the Karachi Air Traffic Control allowed the flight to land.
The passenger whose health has deteriorated. He has been identified as Abdullah (60 years). He is a citizen of Nigeria. Reports are claiming that the passenger had died before landing in Karachi.
Doha bound IndiGo flight diverted to Pakistan’s Karachi due to a medical emergency onboard, says an airline official to ANI. pic.twitter.com/KuVJoIJmwm
— ANI (@ANI) March 13, 2023
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