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GoAir plane makes emergency landing in Karachi as passenger suffers stroke

A Delhi-bound GoAir plane made an emergency landing at Karachi after a passenger onboard suffered cardiac arrest and later died, according to an airline official

It is GoAir and SpiceJet that are giving the sector jitters and nobody is certain which of the players will survive this crisis

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Press Trust of India New Delhi

A Delhi-bound GoAir plane made an emergency landing at Karachi on Tuesday after a passenger onboard suffered cardiac arrest and later died, according to an airline official.

The flight -- G8-6658 -- from Riyadh later landed at Delhi airport early morning on Wednesday.

The male passenger, who was administered all possible medical help onboard, was declared dead after landing at Karachi, in Pakistan, the official said

There were 179 passengers in the plane.

A statement from the airline is awaited.

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First Published: Nov 18 2020 | 9:56 AM IST

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