Doha: An IndiGo flight bound for Doha that took off from Delhi was diverted to Karachi airport in Pakistan due to medical emergency.
The Delhi-Doha flight 6E-1736 IndiGo Airlines flight was diverted to Jinnah Terminal International Airport at Karachi on early Monday morning as the pilot sought emergency landing permission.
As per various media reports, the 60-year-old passenger, a Nigerian citizen, was declared dead on arrival by the airport medical team.
The plane departed for its destination four hours later.
The airlines issued a statement to the Indian media where it said, "IndiGo flight 6E-1736, operating from Delhi to Doha was diverted to Karachi due to a medical emergency on board. Unfortunately, on arrival, the passenger was declared dead by the airport medical team."
