8-year-old girl on Lucknow-Mumbai GoAir flight suffers cardiac arrest, dies

An eight-year-old girl, travelling from Lucknow to Mumbai on GoAir flight G8307, died after reportedly suffering from cardiac arrest mid-air. The flight had to be diverted to Nagpur because of the medical emergency.

Airline sources said the girl was accompanied by her father on the flight. When her condition deteriorated, the onboard crew was alerted, and the captain decided to divert the flight to Nagpur airport. The flight declared a priority medical landing and landed at 7.33am.

The eight-year-old girl, a resident of Sidharth Nagar, Chaffa in Uttar Pradesh, was rushed to the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH). She was, however, declared dead on arrival by doctors.