KOLKATA: An Iraqi Airways flight from Baghdad to Guangzhou in China made a medical emergency landing at the Kolkata airport after a passenger on board suddenly fell ill inside the aircraft, officials said on Thursday.The passenger, a 16-year-old Iraqi girl, was declared “brought dead” when she was taken to a hospital in the city.The flight IA-473 with 100 passengers and 15 crew on board made a diversion from its course and landed at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport here at 10:18 pm on Wednesday.According to an Airports Authority of India (AAI) spokesperson, a medical team present at the airport immediately attended to the passenger, Deran Samir Ahmed, the spokesperson said.The Iraqi teenager had suddenly fallen ill inside the aircraft about 30 minutes before it touched down at the airport here.The airport health officer (APHO) checked the passenger and found no pulse.
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