Nagpur, Aug 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) A Biman Bangladesh flight, from Muscat to Dhaka, made an emergency landing at Nagpur airport after its pilot suffered a heart attack mid-air, officials said on Friday.
The Boeing 737 aircraft, with 126 passengers on board, was cleared for landing shortly before 11.45 a.m. and the pilot rushed to a local hospital.
The medical emergency happened when the aircraft was overflying Chhattisgarh and it contacted the Kolkata air traffic control (ATC) for priority landing.
It was advised to contact, and divert to, the Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport for the emergency landing which went off uneventfully and all passengers on board are reported safe, said the officials.
Source: IANS
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