Air India flight returns to Kolkata after passenger falls ill midair
Kolkata, Jun 27 (PTI): An Air India flight operating on the Vancouver-Kolkata-Delhi sector on Thursday returned to Kolkata shortly after take-off due to a medical emergency on board, an official said.
The flight AI 186 from Vancouver, with 162 passengers and crew on board, had landed in Kolkata for its scheduled “technical halt” and took off for Delhi later.
Due to the ongoing geopolitical events, including the closure of Pakistani airspace, have led AI to reroute some of its international flights and take a "technical halt" in Kolkata.
After being airborne for more than 25 minutes, the aircraft had to come back and made a precautionary landing, as a passenger became ill, an Air India official said.
It was diverted back to the NSCBI Airport here at 6.20 pm and it landed here after 7 pm, an Airports Authority of India (AAI) official said.
According to the Air India spokesperson, the passenger was not feeling well and therefore the aircraft came back so that the passenger could be provided with medical help.
The pilots of the aircraft sought doctors and an ambulance on arrival.
After deplaning the sick passenger, the aircraft again departed from Kolkata at 8.30 pm to go to Delhi, the Air India spokesperson said.
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Vijayanagara: One dead, 12 injured as trucks hits their vehicle from behind on NH 50
Vijayanagara: One man was killed and 12 others were injured after a truck hit vehicle they were traveling in on the National Highway 50 stretch on the outskirts of Koodligi in the district.
The accident victim, Madhu (27), is learned to have been an employee of Reliance Digital from Andhra Pradesh.
The vehicle was reportedly traveling from Bengaluru to Koodligi and the passengers are learned to have been seriously injured following the collision with the truck, which was found to have a Maharashtra registration.
Koodligi Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) Mallesh Dodmani and Circle Inspector Prahlad Channagiri arrived at the accident spot on being informed of the accident.
The police officers and locals rescued the injured passengers and got them shifted to the Koodligi Government Hospital. Some of the passengers were reportedly taken to the Ballari Trauma Care Centre for further treatment.
A case has been registered at the Koodligi Police Station and the officers are investigating the incident.
