Qatar Airways flight makes emergency landing at Shamshabad airport in Hyderabad

By Express News Service  |   Published: 26th August 2017 04:06 PM  |    

A Qatar Airways aircraft. (File photo | Reuters)

HYDERABAD: A Qatar Airways flight carrying 240 passengers made an emergency landing at Shamshabad airport here after the co-pilot suffered pain in his chest.

The flight landed at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) here at 12.05 am, and the pilot Andrei Dinu was rushed to Jubilee Hills Apollo hospital for treatment. The flight was on the way from Doha to Denpasar, Indonesia.

According to sources, the Qatar airways flight (QR 964) was diverted to RGIA, when the co-pilot Andrei Dinu (Staff no. 84362) suffered severe pain in his heart and lungs. 

"The 34-year-old Romanian national was immediately rushed to Apollo hospital in the airport at 1.20 am. The doctors said the crew member was suffering from severe pain in the heart and lungs, but it was not confirmed by the doctor what the actual medical condition was. Later, the doctor decided to shift him to Jubilee Hills Apollo Hospital where he is being treated now," said a source at the airport. 

Qatar airlines made alternative arrangements for the flight and ensured it reached its destination, Denpasar, on time at 8 am, sources said.