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Passenger of Air India plane dies, following emergency landing

Society Materials 25 January 2016 10:21 (UTC +04:00)
Air India aircraft, which had to make an emergency landing at Baku's Heydar Aliyev International Airport on Jan. 24 evening, has left for Mumbai Jan. 25 morning
Passenger of Air India plane dies, following emergency landing

Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan. 25

By Maksim Tsurkov - Trend:

Air India aircraft, which had to make an emergency landing at Baku's Heydar Aliyev International Airport on Jan. 24 evening, has left for Mumbai Jan. 25 morning, the press service of Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC told Trend.

"The aircraft with passengers on board took off to Mumbai from the Baku airport at 7 a.m. (GMT + 4 hours) on Jan. 25," said the press service.

Air India flight AI 130 with 246 passengers and 11 crew members on board made an emergency landing at Baku's Heydar Aliyev International Airport.

The Boeing Dreamliner (B787-800) aircraft was on its way from London to Mumbai when the pilot requested an emergency landing, as one of the passengers felt bad and needed medical assistance, said the source.

The press service said that the 72-year-old passenger, a UK citizen, died on board of the aircraft before it landed.

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