Muscat-Dhaka flight makes emergency landing in Nagpur after pilot suffers heart attack mid-air

An international flight made a medical emergency landing at Nagpur airport on Friday after the health condition of the pilot deteriorated mid-air.

A Biman Bangladesh plane going from Muscat to Dhaka made an emergency landing at Nagpur after the pilot suffered a heart attack, according to an airport official.

The Boeing aircraft with 126 passengers on board landed at 11.40 am, the official said. The pilot was admitted to a local hospital, said airport official.


The plane was near Raipur when it contacted Kolkata ATC for an emergency landing and was advised to land at the nearest airport Nagpur.



Biman Bangladesh recently resumed flight services with India after air travel between the two countries was suspended during the coronavirus pandemic.

(With inputs from PTI)