Air Arabia flt makes emergency landing as passenger takes ill

An Air Arabia flight travelling between Sharjah and Chennai made an emergency landing at Goa Airport in the wee hours today after a woman passenger took ill, officials said

Panaji: An Air Arabia flight travelling between Sharjah and Chennai made an emergency landing at Goa Airport in the wee hours today after a woman passenger took ill, officials said.

"The flight was allowed to land as there was medical emergency on board. The passenger was evacuated and the flight took-off after that," Goa airport Director K S Rao told PTI.

The plane, which was on its way to Chennai, landed at the Goa airport at around 4.30 AM.

Airport sources said the 70-year-old woman (name not disclosed) developed chest pain mid-air due to which the pilot sought for emergency landing.

Rao said she was immediately referred to a private hospital in Vasco town, next to the airport.

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