IndiGo flight diverted after passenger suffers mid air cardiac arrest

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On landing, the sick passenger was immediately rushed to a local hospital where his condition was reported to be stable.

The flight 6E769 landed under emergency conditions around 9:30 am at Indore airport. (Photo: File)

Indore: An IndiGo flight on its way to Pune from New Delhi was diverted to the Indore airport on Sunday after a 52-year-old passenger on board was taken ill, an official said.

The flight 6E769 landed under emergency conditions around 9:30 am after the passenger suffered cardiac arrest mid-air, Director of the Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport, Indore, Aryama Sanyal said. 

On landing, the sick passenger was immediately rushed to a local hospital where his condition was reported to be stable, Sanyal said.

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