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IndiGo Airlines Flight Diverts to Hyderabad due to Medical Emergency

October 8, 2016

IndiGo Airlines flight 6E-716 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, in Hyderabad, India, on October 6th.

The plane heading from Kolkata, West Bengal, to Bengaluru, Karnataka, was diverted after a passenger started experiencing chest pain and breathlessness.

The plane landed uneventfully. The patient was rushed to hospital.

Diversion | Emergency | Germania | Germany | Medical emergency

Germania Airlines Flight Diverts to Munich due to Medical Emergency

October 7, 2016

Germania Airlines flight ST-6256 had to make an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on October 6th.

The plane heading from Dusseldorf, Germany, to Tel Aviv, Israel, was diverted after a passenger complained of chest pain.

The plane landed safely. The passenger disembarked and received medical assistance.

The flight continued to Tel Aviv.

Air Asia | Diversion | Emergency | India | Medical emergency

AirAsia Plane Diverts due to Medical Emergency

January 9, 2016

AirAsia Zest An AirAsia plane made an emergency landing in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, on January 7.

Authorities said the plane, heading from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was diverted due to a medical emergency. It is believed that an elderly woman passenger suffered from severe chest pain mid air.

The plane landed safely. All 286 passengers remained unhurt.

The 71-year-old passenger was rushed to a hospital in Guindy, along with two attendants.

The flight resumed after half an hour.