Nagpur: Biman Bitladesh Airlines Plane which is bound by Dhaka which makes an emergency landing at Nagpur Airport, which is left for the purpose of passengers stranded 11 hours later, despite the pilot, who has suffered a heart attack, very important and undergoing treatment in a private hospital here, said An official on Saturday.
The plane, which carries 126 passengers to the capital of Bangladesh from the Muscat, has made an emergency landing at Nagpur at around 11:40 a.m.
on Friday when the pilot suffered a heart attack in the air.
Speaking with PTI, a senior official of the Nagpur Airport said, “Biman Bangladesh arranged an alternative crew, which flew to Nagpur.
After that, flight was stranded away for the purpose of sharing with passengers at 10:37 a.m.
on Friday.” The condition of the pilot was still critical and he underwent treatment at a private hospital in Nagpur, he said.
The source said the pilot was taken to Kingsway Hospital, which is located about 10 km from Nagpur Airport.
On Friday, when the plane was near Raipur, he had contacted Kolkata ATC for an emergency landing and was advised to land at Nagpur the nearest airport.
Co-pilot landed the plane in Nagpur, said the source.
Biman Bangladesh recently continued flight service with India after air travel between the two countries was suspended during the Coronavirus pandemic.
11 hours after emergency landings in Nagpur, Biman Bangladesh aircraft flew to Dhaka; Critical pilot
