Muscat - An Indian aircraft made an emergency landing at Muscat International Airport to rescue a passenger, reported Times of Oman.
The IndiGo flight 6E 023 was heading from New Delhi to Dubai when a passenger on board developed breathing problems, a representative of IndiGo airlines said.
“IndiGo flight 6E 023 operating on the Delhi-Dubai route was diverted to Muscat on grounds of a medical emergency on Monday”, said an official statement.
The flight crew informed Air Traffic Control (ATC) and requested for an ambulance and a local doctor. The passenger was examined and was declared fit to fly. The aircraft left for Dubai, with 176 passengers on board.