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Mumbai-bound Indigo flight diverted to Rangoon attributable to medical emergency 

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By PTI

MUMBAI: A city-bound IndiGo flight from Bangkok was diverted to Rangoon (Yangon) in Myanmar attributable to a medical emergency on-board on Sunday, the airline has stated.

However, “on arrival”, the passenger was declared lifeless by the “airport medical team”, IndiGo stated in a press release on Monday.

“IndiGo flight 6E-57, operating from Bangkok to Mumbai was diverted to Rangoon due to a medical emergency on board. Unfortunately, on arrival, the passenger was declared dead by the airport medical team,” the airline stated in a short assertion.

IndiGo, nevertheless, didn’t reveal different particulars.

This is the second incident of an IndiGo passenger falling sick mid-air on a flight and subsequently passing away.

Earlier on March 17, a Ranchi-Pune IndiGo flight was diverted to Nagpur airport after a passenger had a medical emergency.

The passenger was taken to a hospital on arrival the place he was pronounced lifeless.

MUMBAI: A city-bound IndiGo flight from Bangkok was diverted to Rangoon (Yangon) in Myanmar attributable to a medical emergency on-board on Sunday, the airline has stated.

However, “on arrival”, the passenger was declared lifeless by the “airport medical team”, IndiGo stated in a press release on Monday.

“IndiGo flight 6E-57, operating from Bangkok to Mumbai was diverted to Rangoon due to a medical emergency on board. Unfortunately, on arrival, the passenger was declared dead by the airport medical team,” the airline stated in a short assertion.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

IndiGo, nevertheless, didn’t reveal different particulars.

This is the second incident of an IndiGo passenger falling sick mid-air on a flight and subsequently passing away.

Earlier on March 17, a Ranchi-Pune IndiGo flight was diverted to Nagpur airport after a passenger had a medical emergency.

The passenger was taken to a hospital on arrival the place he was pronounced lifeless.