A Lufthansa flight from New Delhi to Frankfurt made an emergency landing on Wednesday morning at Bucharest’s Henri Coanda Airport after a 36-year-old passenger suffered a heart attack.

He was stabilized by the airport medical team, then picked up by the SMURD team and transported to the hospital. The plane will continue its journey to Frankfurt, reports news.ro

According to the representatives of the National Company of Bucharest Airport, on Wednesday, the medical assistance service of Bucharest International Airport “Henri Coanda” intervened and managed to save the life of a 36-year-old passenger.

“The passenger was on board the Lufthansa airline, which operated a flight on the route New Delhi (India) – Frankfurt (Germany). The aircraft landed at AIHCB at 07:13. After landing, the airport medical team boarded the plane and managed to stabilize the passenger, who had a heart attack. According to special procedures, the SMURD crew was also called on board; he took the patient and took him to the hospital,” the quoted source said.

The plane is going to continue its flight to Frankfurt. Air traffic at the airport was operating under normal conditions.

“The fact that, in medical emergencies, pilots of aircraft flying over the Southeast European region decide to land in Otopeni once again proves the professionalism and dedication of the medical team and ground staff at CN Aeroporturi Bucharest,” CNAB said. representatives