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AI plane diverted to Tashkent due to medical emergency

New Delhi: An Air India plane to New York from here with 253 people onboard was diverted to Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, due to a medical emergency. The national carrier's non-stop flight AI-101 took

PTI PTI Updated on: November 09, 2013 10:04 IST
ai plane diverted to tashkent due to medical emergency
ai plane diverted to tashkent due to medical emergency

New Delhi: An Air India plane to New York from here with 253 people onboard was diverted to Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, due to a medical emergency.





The national carrier's non-stop flight AI-101 took off at its scheduled time from Delhi airport at 1.30 AM with 241 passengers and 12 crew members.

But as the Boeing 777 aircraft was flying over the Central Asian nation, flight attendants informed the captain about a medical emergency, an airline official said here, without giving details details of the passenger involved.

As the plane was in Uzbekistan airspace, the pilots informed the air traffic control tower at the Tashkent International Airport and sought permission to land, explaining about the medical emergency.  

After the ATC granted permission, the plane landed at around 5.30 AM IST safely at the Tashkent International airport.


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