Dubai-Amritsar Air India Express flight diverted to Karachi due to medical emergency

An Air India Express flight from Dubai to Amritsar made an emergency landing in Karachi on Saturday after a passenger faced a medical complication and needed immediate assistance.

According to the airline's spokesperson, after the emergency landing in Karachi, the passenger was provided "immediate medical services". After the passenger was treated and cleared to fly, the flight departed from Karachi for Amritsar at 2:30 pm.

An Air India Express spokesperson said, "A guest on board our Dubai-Amritsar flight had a sudden medical complication inflight (October 14), and the crew opted to divert to Karachi, given that it was the closest location to provide immediate medical assistance. The flight departed from Dubai at



08.51 AM local time and landed in Karachi at 12.30 PM local time."

"The airline closely coordinated with the airport and local authorities, and the guest was provided immediate medical services after landing. The airport doctor at Karachi administered required medication and after medical assessment the pax was cleared to fly by the airport medical team. The flight departed from Karachi at 2.30 PM local time on its way to Amritsar," the spokesperson further said, as quoted by news agency ANI.

In a similar incident, in July, a Mumbai to Ranchi IndiGo flight was diverted to Nagpur airport due to a passenger's medical emergency. Although the passenger was rushed to a hospital upon landing, he had succumbed to his illness.