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.
In a statement on Wednesday, GoAir said the plane was diverted to Karachi airport due to a medical emergency onboard as a passenger reported unwell.
The airline’’s staff immediately attended to the passenger and he was administered with Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) till landing at Karachi airport, the release said.
“Upon arrival, a dedicated medical services team along with doctors and the airline’’s staff attended to the passenger, however, it was observed that the passenger had unfortunately succumbed, in spite of being administered with all necessary medical assistance,” the statement said.
GoAir also said that it rendered all the requisite assistance to the passengers onboard and also provided the required assistance to the family of the deceased.