Air India New York-Delhi flight diverted to London due to medical emergency - GulfToday

Air India New York-Delhi flight diverted to London due to medical emergency

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An Air India flight New York-New Delhi flight was diverted to London on Monday evening due to a medical emergency.

According to information, the flight that departed from New York at 11.05pm on Sunday was scheduled to arrive at Delhi airport at 11.25pm on Monday.

A reaction from the airline on the issue was awaited.

Earlier on Monday, an IndiGo flight operating from Delhi to Deogarh was diverted to Lucknow following a specific bomb threat. The plane was later cleared for take off as the threat call turned out to be a hoax.

In a similar incident in mid-January, a Madurai-Delhi IndiGo flight was diverted to the Indore airport following a medical emergency of a passenger mid-air.

Indo-Asian News Service

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