11 hours after emergency landing in Nagpur, Biman Bangladesh plane flies to Dhaka, pilot critical

The plane, carrying 126 passengers, had made an emergency landing in Nagpur around 11.40 a.m. on August 27 as the pilot suffered a heart attack mid-air.

The Dhaka-bound at the Nagpur airport, left for the destination with the stranded passengers 11 hours later, although its pilot, who had suffered a heart attack mid-air, is critical and undergoing treatment at a private hospital here, an official said on August 28. The plane, which was carrying 126 passengers to the Bangladesh capital from Muscat, had made an emergency landing in Nagpur around 11.40 a.m. on August 27 as the pilot suffered a heart attack mid-air. Talking to PTI, a senior official of the Nagpur airport said, “Biman Bangladesh arranged alternative crew, who flew to Nagpur. After that, the stranded flight departed for the destination along with the passengers at 10.37 pm on Friday.” The condition of the pilot is still critical and he is undergoing treatment in a private hospital in Nagpur, he said.