What: Royal Dutch Airlines en route from Singapore to Amsterdam
Where: Henri Coanda International Airport, Romania
When: Dec 24, 2010, 6:50 a.m.
Who: 1 passenger from Singapore
Why: While a couple from Singapore were traveling to Amsterdam, the wife developed medical problems. The pilots diverted to Romania, where they made a safe landing; and the woman and her husband were taken to Elias Hospital where the woman’s ectopic pregnancy was handled, saving her life.
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