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Chennai-bound flight makes emergency landing following onboard health issue

A male passenger onboard the Chennai-bound flight complained of uneasiness, following which pilots sought for an emergency landing, they said.

PTI

CHENNAI: A private carrier from Hyderabad made an emergency landing here after a passenger suffered a health issue on Saturday, officials at the city airport said.

A male passenger onboard the Chennai-bound flight complained of emergency landing, following which pilots sought for an emergency landing, they said.

Upon landing, a medical team rushed to attend the passenger and he was presently being treated, they said without divulging more details.

As per laid down protocol, no flight movement--both inbound and the departing, was allowed for a brief while to give priority to the said carrier to make the emergency landing, they added.

Subsequent flight movement was also not affected.

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