Emergency landing by Emirates flight for sick Pakistani passenger

Kolkata: A Bangkok-Dubai Emirates flight made an unscheduled landing in Kolkata yesterday to save a Pakistani passenger’s life.
The pilot sought permission to land after a Pakistani woman in her 50s, flying with her son, complained of severe chest pain and respiratory problems raising fears that she had a cardiac arrest.
Because of the pilot’s SOS the plane was immediately given permission to land. Mohina Wahab was taken to a private hospital, where a thorough check-up revealed that she had not suffered any cardiac attack.
After preliminary treatment, she and her son plan to resume their journey today.
Inside the plane, Mohina was put on oxygen, but that hardly helped in easing her problems. The pilot then decided to land at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose airport where Mohina was examined by a doctor and advised hospitalisation.
23/06/07 Khaleej Times, United Arab Emirates

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