Medical Emergency Mid-Air! Bengaluru-Indore IndiGo Flight Diverted To Hyderabad, Lands 86 Minutes Late
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): A medical emergency occurred on board IndiGo's flight 6E-959, travelling from Bengaluru to Indore, on Monday morning when a passenger suddenly fell ill. Due to the emergency, the pilot diverted the aircraft to Hyderabad, where it landed at 8:41 am. Finally, the flight could land at the city airport at 10:51 am against its scheduled landing time of 9:25 am. According to…
A medical emergency unfolded mid-flight on an IndiGo flight from Bengaluru to Indore on Monday morning. Passengers on board IndiGo flight 6E-959 were shocked when a passenger suddenly fell ill. The pilot decided to divert the aircraft to Hyderabad to ensure the passenger received immediate medical attention. The diversion led to a delay, with the flight landing at 10:51 am instead of its scheduled 9:25 am arrival time.
The aircraft had departed Bengaluru at 7:30 am, en route to Indore, carrying over 100 passengers. The incident occurred around 8:10 am, when the passenger's health rapidly deteriorated in the skies above Zahirabad, Telangana. ATC in Hyderabad was promptly alerted and coordinated to facilitate the aircraft's landing. After the passenger was safely removed, the flight finally touched down in Hyderabad at 8:41 am, arriving an hour and a quarter later than planned.
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