Hyderabad-Bound IndiGo Flight Diverted To Karachi Due To 'Medical Emergency', Passenger Dies

The airline in a statement said that the captain diverted the flight to Karachi, where the passenger was attended to by a doctor on arrival.

An IndiGo flight from Jeddah to Hyderabad was diverted to Karachi in Pakistan after a medical emergency on-board. ( Image Source :Getty )

New Delhi: An IndiGo flight from Jeddah to Hyderabad was diverted to Karachi in Pakistan after a medical emergency on-board. The airline in a statement said that the captain diverted the flight to Karachi, where the passenger was attended to by a doctor on arrival.

 

Unfortunately, the passenger was declared dead by the doctor on landing.

IndiGo airline company says, "There was a medical emergency on board IndiGo flight 6E 68 operating from Jeddah to Hyderabad. The captain diverted the flight to Karachi, where the passenger was attended to by a doctor on arrival. Unfortunately, the passenger did not survive and…

— ANI (@ANI) November 23, 2023

"There was a medical emergency on board IndiGo flight 6E 68 operating from Jeddah to Hyderabad. The captain diverted the flight to Karachi, where the passenger was attended to by a doctor on arrival. Unfortunately, the passenger did not survive and was declared dead on arrival," the airline said in a statement.

 

"The flight departed from Karachi after completing formalities and landed in Hyderabad at 0908 IST," it added, reported ANI.

 

Last week, a passenger onboard a Jaipur-Bengaluru indiGo flight allegedly misbehaved with the crew members mid-air. According to police, the passenger was allegedly drunk and was warned multiple times of his behaviour, reported PTI.

 

He was arrested after the plane landed at the Bengaluru airport on Friday (Nov 17). The 32-year-old passenger was handed over to the police at the Kempegowda International Airport, a senior police officer told the agency.

"Based on the complaint received from IndiGo, we registered a case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and arrested the passenger. He was later released on bail," he added.

IndiGo also issued a statement and said that the passenger on flight 6E 556 was intoxicated and misbehaved with the crew despite multiple warnings.

"A passenger on flight 6E 556 from Jaipur to Bengaluru was intoxicated and misbehaved with the crew despite multiple warnings. The passenger was handed over to the local law enforcement authorities on arrival for further legal action," the airline said, as quoted by ANI.