A passenger’s health deteriorated throughout the flight, prompting the Saudia Airlines flight from Bangladesh to make an emergency landing in the port city on Tuesday.
According to airline sources, the 44-year-old Bangladeshi passenger became ill during the trip on SV 805, which was headed to Riyadh, when the aircraft was in Indian airspace, having taken off from Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, at 3:57 a.m.
According to airline authorities, Abu Tahir, the Bengali passenger, was ill and had high blood pressure. He also had a history of frequent vomiting.
In light of the passenger’s condition, the pilot turned the plane toward Mumbai and asked the air traffic controller there for permission to make a humanitarian landing.
The aircraft was approaching Mumbai for landing by the time the air traffic controller could grant permission. The afflicted passenger’s nationality and other details were requested by the ATC, who declined to release the Muslim passenger from Bangladesh.
Due to the presence of Bengali passengers on board, the Saudi airliner was denied entrance into Indian territory.
The pilot requested permission from the Karachi Air Traffic Controller to land a flight in the port city after getting instructions from the Mumbai ATC. The aircraft was then flown towards Karachi and landed at the Jinnah International Airport at 7:28 am.
Doctors from the Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) medical team arrived at the airport to treat the patient as soon as the jet landed, implementing emergency procedures.
The doctor on duty at the location inspected the Bengali passenger aboard the aircraft and gave him medical attention. The plane took off from Karachi and headed to Riyadh after the check-up.
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