A Nigerian Passenger dies on the Delhi-Doha Indigo flight
IndiGo flight 6E-1736 flew from Delhi to Doha when diverted to Karachi.
A man onboard an IndiGo flight, which was diverted to Karachi owing to a medical condition, was reported dead on arrival by the airport medical crew.
Indigo flight passenger dies onboard:
Airline’s administrators told news agency ANI that the man was on the IndiGo flight 6E-1736, operating from Delhi to Doha.
In a statement, the airline revealed that it was making arrangements for moving the flight’s other passengers in coordination with the appropriate authorities.
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“The news extremely saddens us, and our prayers and wishes are with his family and beloved ones,” the comment said.
A Civil Aviation Authority representative in Karachi confirmed that a plane from an Indian airline was operating to Dubai from Delhi when a passenger’s health worsened mid-flight.
The pilot of the IndiGo plane aimed for emergency landing permission due to a medical emergency, which the Air Traffic Controller at the Karachi airport gave.
The dead has been identified as Abdullah, 60, a resident of Nigeria. According to a statement in Pakistan-based ARY News, the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) medics and the National Institute of Health, Islamabad (NIH) issued the passengers’ demise certificates.
