GoAir Riyadh-Delhi Flight Forced to Land in Karachi Due to Medical Emergency

However, the flight landed safely at Karachi airport, Airline Official informed on Tuesday.

New Delhi: A flight of GoAir which was coming to Delhi from Riyadh in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday made emergency landing at Karachi airport due to a medical emergency onboard. However, the flight landed safely at Karachi airport, Airline Official informed on Tuesday.

The GoAir flight G8- 6658A, which took off from Riyadh on Tuesday made emergency landing after a passenger fainted onboard. Some media reports further suggested that the passenger was 30-year-old man from Bareilly who died onboard the plane due to cardiac arrest.

GoAir Riyadh-Delhi flight diverted to Karachi airport due to a medical emergency onboard (passenger reported unwell). The flight landed safely at Karachi airport: Airline Official

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Meanwhile, the flight has now taken off and is coming to New Delhi.