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IndiGo flight makes emergency landing in Karachi

KT NEWS SERVICE. Dated: 3/3/2021 10:33:15 AM

NEW DELHI, Mar 02: After a passenger suffered a medical emergency a Sharjah-Lucknow IndiGo flight made an emergency landing in Pakistan's Karachi on Tuesday.
According to an official statement by the airline, the passenger was declared dead on arrival in Karachi by the airport medical team.
The official statement added that the IndiGo flight 6E 1412 from Sharjah to Lucknow was diverted to Karachi due to a medical emergency.
“Unfortunately, the passenger could not be revived and was declared dead on arrival by the airport medical team," the statement mentioned.
The airlines expressed condolences to the family of the passenger. It is pertinent to mention that an Indian air ambulance had made an emergency landing at the Islamabad airport for refuelling.