<p>A Biman Bangladesh plane going from Muscat to Dhaka made an emergency landing at Nagpur on Friday after the pilot suffered a heart attack, an airport official said.</p>.<p>The aircraft with 126 passengers on board landed at 11:40 am, the official said.</p>.<p>Aviation industry sources said the sick pilot was taken to Kingsway Hospital, which is just 10 kms from the Nagpur airport.</p>.<p>The plane was near Raipur when it contacted Kolkata ATC for an emergency landing and was advised to land at the nearest airport Nagpur.</p>.<p>The co-pilot landed the plane at the Nagpur airport, the sources said.</p>.<p>The 126 passengers have been waiting at the airport as Biman Bangladesh is working out alternative travel arrangements for them to reach their final destination, they said.</p>.<p>The plane used by the airline was a B737-8. It was at the Nagpur airport only till 9 pm on Friday, the sources said.</p>.<p>Biman Bangladesh recently resumed flight services with India after air travel between the two countries was suspended during the coronavirus pandemic. </p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos:</strong></p>
<p>A Biman Bangladesh plane going from Muscat to Dhaka made an emergency landing at Nagpur on Friday after the pilot suffered a heart attack, an airport official said.</p>.<p>The aircraft with 126 passengers on board landed at 11:40 am, the official said.</p>.<p>Aviation industry sources said the sick pilot was taken to Kingsway Hospital, which is just 10 kms from the Nagpur airport.</p>.<p>The plane was near Raipur when it contacted Kolkata ATC for an emergency landing and was advised to land at the nearest airport Nagpur.</p>.<p>The co-pilot landed the plane at the Nagpur airport, the sources said.</p>.<p>The 126 passengers have been waiting at the airport as Biman Bangladesh is working out alternative travel arrangements for them to reach their final destination, they said.</p>.<p>The plane used by the airline was a B737-8. It was at the Nagpur airport only till 9 pm on Friday, the sources said.</p>.<p>Biman Bangladesh recently resumed flight services with India after air travel between the two countries was suspended during the coronavirus pandemic. </p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos:</strong></p>