Pilot suffers heart attack, Biman flight makes emergency landing in India's Nagpur

A Dhaka-bound flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, with around 122 passengers on board, made an emergency landing at an airport in India.

The emergency landing was made as one of the pilots of the aircraft suffered a heart attack, Dr Abu Saleh Mostafa Kamal, managing director and CEO of the airlines told The Daily Star.

Departing from Muscat, the Boeing 737 aircraft was scheduled to land at the Hazrat Shahjalal Internatinal Airport at around 11:30am, the Biman MD said.

Captain Nawshad felt unwell and reportedly had a heart attack, Kamal said.

After establishing necessary contacts, the aircraft landed at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport in Nagpur, Maharashtra, said the Biman MD.

All the passengers were given food and other necessary assistance by the Indian authorities, he added.

Captain Nawshad is going through medical check-up and as per the latest information, he is doing fine, Kamal also said.

A flight of Biman carrying pilots and crew members will go to the Nagpur airport to bring back the stranded passengers, he added.