Monday, May 20, 2019

Delhi-Muscat Air India flight diverts to Jamnagar due to medical emergency

Muscat: An Air India flight from Delhi to Muscat was diverted to Jamnagar Air Base on Sunday night after a passenger suffered a cardiac arrest on board.

Speaking to Muscat Daily, an official from Indian Airlines - Muscat, said, “The passenger was immediately rushed to the hospital in Jamnagar and things were taken care of immediately. This happened on Sunday night. The flight from Delhi to Muscat was slated for 10 pm arrival time but due to this diversion, it finally landed at 1am here on Monday.”

Air India also tweeted the same, “A young passenger en-route to Muscat suffered cardiac arrest on board prompting the pilot in command to seek landing at Jamnagar Air Force Base, which was immediately accepted. Due to the timely help of Indian Air Force - Media Coordination Centre, life of the passenger was saved.”

“Due to the timely help of Indian Air Force - Media Coordination Centre, life of the passenger was saved.”

Meanwhile, torrential rains resulted in two Oman Air flights being diverted to nearby airports in the region on Sunday night.
20/05/19 Muscat Daily
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