Indigo Airlines passenger died during flight

After a passenger on board died, a private Indian airline's aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing in Pakistan.

On a Monday morning on IndiGo flight from Delhi to Doha, the event took place.

The captain reported that a Nigerian passenger "was not breathing and had no pulse," according to the airport in Karachi, which is where the flight was diverted.

There are no planes that connect Pakistan and India directly.

The two nations have a tense relationship because they are neighbours and have fought three wars since 1947, when Pakistan was established and India was divided after gaining freedom.

Five months after it had been shut due to a standoff with India, Pakistan completely reopened its airspace to civilian aircraft in July 2019.

Around midnight on Monday, a 163-passenger IndiGo aircraft touched down at Karachi's Jinnah Terminal International Airport.

According to Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority, the 60-year-old man became ill mid-flight, and the captain of the aircraft called Karachi air traffic control to seek a doctor and an ambulance.

The passenger was examined, but the airport's medical staff pronounced him deceased.

Four hours later, the plane departed for its objective.

In a message issued on Monday, IndiGo expressed its "deep sadness" over the passenger's passing.

The airline continued, "Our thoughts and best intentions are with his family and loved ones."

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Indian low-cost carrier InterGlobe Airlines Limited, operating as IndiGo, has its headquarters in Gurgaon, Haryana. As of October 2022, it held a 57% share of the domestic market. In terms of the number of passengers transported and the size of its jet fleet, it ranks fourth among Asian low-cost airlines. 

As of November 2022, the airline will run 1,600 daily flights to 101 destinations (75 domestic and 26 foreign). At Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport, it has its main base.

Rahul Bhatia of InterGlobe Enterprises and Rakesh Gangwal established the aircraft as a private business in 2006. In July 2006, it received its first aeroplane, and a month later it began flying. In November 2015, the business went public. Currently, Pieter Elbers leads IndiGo.