<p>Kolkata: An Air India flight operating on the Vancouver-Kolkata-Delhi sector on Thursday returned to Kolkata shortly after take-off due to a medical emergency on board, an official said.</p>.<p>The flight AI 186 from Vancouver, with 162 passengers and crew on board, had landed in Kolkata for its scheduled “technical halt” and took off for Delhi later.</p>.Seven on London-Mumbai Air India plane feel dizzy; sparks concerns.<p>Due to the ongoing geopolitical events, including the closure of Pakistani airspace, have led AI to reroute some of its international flights and take a "technical halt" in Kolkata.</p>.<p>After being airborne for more than 25 minutes, the aircraft had to come back and made a precautionary landing, as a passenger became ill, an Air India official said.</p>.<p>It was diverted back to the NSCBI Airport here at 6.20 pm and it landed here after 7 pm, an Airports Authority of India (AAI) official said.</p>.<p>According to the Air India spokesperson, the passenger was not feeling well and therefore the aircraft came back so that the passenger could be provided with medical help.</p>.<p>The pilots of the aircraft sought doctors and an ambulance on arrival.</p>.<p>After deplaning the sick passenger, the aircraft again departed from Kolkata at 8.30 pm to go to Delhi, the Air India spokesperson said. </p>
<p>Kolkata: An Air India flight operating on the Vancouver-Kolkata-Delhi sector on Thursday returned to Kolkata shortly after take-off due to a medical emergency on board, an official said.</p>.<p>The flight AI 186 from Vancouver, with 162 passengers and crew on board, had landed in Kolkata for its scheduled “technical halt” and took off for Delhi later.</p>.Seven on London-Mumbai Air India plane feel dizzy; sparks concerns.<p>Due to the ongoing geopolitical events, including the closure of Pakistani airspace, have led AI to reroute some of its international flights and take a "technical halt" in Kolkata.</p>.<p>After being airborne for more than 25 minutes, the aircraft had to come back and made a precautionary landing, as a passenger became ill, an Air India official said.</p>.<p>It was diverted back to the NSCBI Airport here at 6.20 pm and it landed here after 7 pm, an Airports Authority of India (AAI) official said.</p>.<p>According to the Air India spokesperson, the passenger was not feeling well and therefore the aircraft came back so that the passenger could be provided with medical help.</p>.<p>The pilots of the aircraft sought doctors and an ambulance on arrival.</p>.<p>After deplaning the sick passenger, the aircraft again departed from Kolkata at 8.30 pm to go to Delhi, the Air India spokesperson said. </p>