A Bengaluru-bound IndiGo flight had to be diverted to the international airport here due to an on-board medical emergency.
The flight 6E-716 landed at the airport on Wednesday night after a passenger, travelling with his friends to Bengaluru, complained of chest pain and breathlessness, the airline said on Thursday.
“The passenger had not declared his medical condition at the time of check-in at Kolkata. Immediately, the crew provided him first aid (oxygen) and simultaneously paged for doctor on board and made an in-flight announcement declaring medical emergency on-board. As a response to crew announcement, one passenger identified himself as doctor. He, along with crew, administered all medical assistance to the passenger. The Captain-in-Command immediately requested the ATC for a priority landing at Hyderabad airport and requested the ambulance and doctor to be kept on standby,” IndiGo stated in an email reply. On landing at Hyderabad airport, the passenger, escorted by his three friends and IndiGo staff, was rushed to the airport medical unit, it said, adding after a thorough examination, the passenger was taken to a nearby hospital. “IndiGo is in touch with the family of the passenger. He is in intensive care unit and his condition has improved,” the airline said.
The flight which had departed from Kolkata at 10.50 pm later left for Bengaluru at 01.38 am.
Published 06 October 2016, 20:25 IST