Saudia's Jeddah-Bangkok Flight Diverts To Dhaka Over Medical Emergency
Date
10/25/2023 6:32:16 AM
(MENAFN- Bangladesh Monitor)
Dhaka: A Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner of Saudi Arabian airlines on Jeddah-Bangkok route diverted to Dhaka on October 24 over a medical emergency.
Speaking to The Bangladesh Monitor, the airline informed a Thai passenger onboard suffered a health issue while flying over Dhaka and the plane immediately landed at Dhaka Airport to treat the passenger with urgent medical care. However, the passenger eventually did not survive. Later, the body was onboarded and flown to Bangkok.
The flight departed Jeddah at 1220 local time on October 24 and proceeded eastbound to Bangkok. However, upon reaching the eastern coast of Bangladesh, the aircraft diverted in a north-easterly direction and landed into Dhaka instead, at 2145 local time. Afterwards, the flight departed Dhaka and landed at Bangkok at 0030 local time.
It may be mentioned here that the Saudia flight SV848 is a schedule flight between Jeddah and Bangkok operated by a Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner.
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