Biman Bangladesh pilot has heart attack mid-air, plane makes emergency landing in Nagpur

A Biman Bangladesh plane going from Muscat to Dhaka made an emergency landing at Nagpur after the pilot suffered a heart attack, an airport official said.

Nagpur: A Biman Bangladesh plane going from Muscat to Dhaka made an emergency landing at Nagpur on Friday after the pilot suffered a heart attack, an airport official said.

The Boeing aircraft with 126 passengers on board landed at 11.40 am, the official said. The pilot was admitted to a local hospital, he added.

The plane was near Raipur when it contacted Kolkata ATC for an emergency landing and was advised to land at the nearest airport Nagpur.

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Biman Bangladesh recently resumed flight services with India after air travel between the two countries was suspended during the coronavirus pandemic.

PTI