Dubai-bound SpiceJet flight diverted to Karachi after medical emergency on board
· WIONA flight travelling from India's Ahmedabad to Dubai had to make an emergency landing after a medical emergency was reported.
On Tuesday (Dec 5), a SpiceJet plane, flight SG-15, had to initiate an emergency landing in Pakistan's Karachi after a passenger aboard the craft presented signs of a suspected heart attack.
What happened?
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Flight SG-15 made an emergency landing at Karachi's Jinnah International Airport around 9:30 pm on Tuesday, reported officials.
As per a PTI report, the medical emergency onboard involved a young man.
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"The Boeing 737 aircraft was going from Ahmedabad to Dubai when a 27-year-old passenger, Dharwal Darmesh, suffered a suspected heart attack and needed medical attention," said a spokesperson of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), as reported by the news agency.
At Karachi airport
The spokesperson said that a medical team of the CAA were present at the airport to give immediate, emergency medical attention to the passenger.
He said a medical team of the CAA gave emergency medical attention to the passenger whose sugar level had fallen and who was experiencing palpitations.
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"After getting medical treatment, the passenger has recovered, and the flight has also been refuelled and will fly on to Dubai," the official said.
In a statement released on Tuesday night, a spokesperson for SpiceJet announced that the plane flying from Ahmedabad to Dubai was diverted to Karachi.
"On December 5, 2023, SpiceJet Boeing 737 aircraft operating flight SG-15 (Ahmedabad-Dubai) was diverted to Karachi due to a medical emergency," said the statement.
(With inputs from agencies)