Flight halted for patient

Calcutta : A Singapore Airlines flight returned to the parking bay from the runway at Calcutta airport to let an ailing passenger board the flight late on Saturday.
Twinkle Sarkar, 13, suffering from a malignant cerebral tumour, was part of a six-member group taking the Calcutta-Singapore flight from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport. They were about to proceed for the security check when there was an announcement that custom officials were looking for a member of the group, Paritosh Saha, in connection with an offence.
According to customs officials, Twinkle and her parents Himadri and Sonali were going to Singapore for her surgery, accompanied by Saha and another person.
Her parents spoke to the customs authorities, who said the trio could leave if they wanted to. Saha had been detained for interrogation and would not be allowed to leave the country now.
But by then, the flight had already started taxiing. The airport authorities informed the airline officials about Twinkle’s condition and requested them to bring the flight back.
01/10/07 The Telegraph

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