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Passenger dies after medical emergency on Malaysia Airlines flight to Sydney

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 — A passenger died on board a Sydney-bound Malaysia Airlines flight after suffering a critic...

Passenger dies after medical emergency on Malaysia Airlines flight to Sydney

A passenger died during a medical emergency on a Malaysia Airlines flight bound for Sydney, according to news.com.au. The incident occurred on flight MH141, which departed Kuala Lumpur for Sydney on Wednesday. Despite immediate intervention by the crew and medical personnel on board, the passenger could not be revived. The deceased was identified as a 58-year-old Indian national who had suffered a severe asthma attack.

The flight landed at Sydney Airport at 7:43pm local time. New South Wales Police confirmed they were notified of the emergency at the international terminal around 5:50pm, but the death is not being treated as suspicious. Malaysia Airlines expressed condolences to the passenger's family and apologized for the inconvenience caused to other passengers on flights MH141 and its return service, MH140.

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