Riyadh-New Delhi GoAir flight makes medical emergency landing at Karachi Int’l airport

A GoAir flight was diverted and landed in Karachi International airport on November 17, due to a medical emergency with a passenger on board suffered cardiac arrest and later died. The original flight route was Riyadh-New Delhi.

A 30-year-old male passenger fainted and died of cardiac arrest on board flight G8-6658A. “The passenger was administered all possible medical help on board. He was declared dead after landing at Karachi, Pakistan,” an official said. After the emergency, the aircraft landed at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi early on November 18 and the body of the deceased has been brought to the national capital. There were 179 passengers in the plane.