Medical emergency forces Jet flight diversion to Budapest

Mumbai: A Mumbai-bound Jet Airways flight from London (9W-119) carrying 295 passengers and 15 crew was diverted to Budapest in Hungary today following a medical emergency after a passenger suffered a cardiac arrest.
"On advise from MEDAIR, (an agency that provides medical assistance for airline customers) which was contacted via SAT phone, it was decided that the passenger needed emergency medical assistance and the flight was diverted to Budapest, the nearest airport," a Jet Airways spokesperson told PTI here.
The ailing passenger is now undergoing treatment and the flight is expected to land in Mumbai at 2 am (local time), the airline said.
08/10/09 PTI/Daily News & Analysis

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