Indian plane makes emergency landing at Karachi airport as passenger dies onboard

According to details, the Indian airline IndiGo’s flight 6E1412, flying from Sharjah to Lucknow, made an emergency landing in Karachi after an on-board passenger suffered cardiac arrest.

The passenger passed away later before the plane could make a landing at Karachi Airport.

The pilot of plane had sought permission from the Air Traffic Controller (ATC) after communicating the situation and later was allowed to land on humanitarian grounds.

The emergency landing was made around 5:00 PST in the morning.

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) stated that the passenger expired the flight could land at the airport.

The flight took off at 8:36 am to its destination after ensuring important measures.

Earlier in November, an Indian plane GoAir (6658) made emergency landing at the Jinnah International Airport in Karachi after a passenger’s health deteriorated during a flight.

The passenger, 30-year-old Muhammad Noushad, had suffered cardiac arrest and was pronounced dead after a team of doctors reached at the airport for medical aid.