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Ahmedabad-Kochi flight lands at Vadodara airport on medical

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Press Trust of India Vadodara
Last Updated : May 29 2018 | 10:20 PM IST

A Kochi-bound flight from Ahmedanad with 150 passengers was diverted to the Vadodara airport today due to a medical emergency on board.

The flight made an emergency landing and the sick passenger, who had suffered a cardiac arrest, was immediately rushed to the state government-run Sir Sayajirao general hospital.

However, the passenger was declared brought dead, an airport official said.

"The 38-year-old passenger had complained of uneasiness in chest following which the plane was diverted to Vadodra airport where it made an emergency landing," the official said.

Airport authorities had made all the arrangements including a '108 ambulance' for rushing the passenger to the hospital and provide him medical assistance at the earliest on landing of the aircraft, the official added.

The deceased was one of the members of agroup of 35 people travelling together that included a doctor who provided medicaltreatment to the passengerin the aircraft, according to the official.

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IndiGo spokesperson was not available for comments.

The stranded flight took off for its destination at around 1600 hours, the official added.

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First Published: May 29 2018 | 10:20 PM IST

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