Indigo flight makes landing for 'medical emergency' in Kolkata

KOLKATA: An Indigo Mumbai-Kolkata flight with 155 people on board made a landing for a 'medical emergency' at the N S C Bose International airport here as a woman passenger fell sick, Airports Authority of India sources said tonight.

The aircraft pilot, who had last night initially detected a technical snag and sought priority landing permission from the air traffic control (ATC) at 9:05 pm, then asked for 'medical emergency' consent minutes after the 55-year-old woman complained of uneasiness, the sources said, quoting the delay report.

With all standard emergency procedures in place, the Kolkata-bound flight touched down and the ailing air passenger was immediately wheeled out, the sources said.

She was admitted to a nursing home after being examined by doctors while all other passengers and crew came out of the aircraft.