Mangaluru to Damam, AIE Flight diverted, due to Medical emergency

Mangalore Today News Network

July 18, 2017: Reports inform that an  AIE -Air India Express flight from Mangaluru to Damam was diverted to Mumbai due to a medical emergency on July 17, Monday. Flight IX 885 had taken off from the MIA Mangaluru,  at 6.40 p.m., an Air India official said.

After taking off, a 22-year-old male passenger complained of stomach pain. Initially it appeared to be kidney stone pain. Hence, the flight was diverted to Mumbai. The passenger was shifted to a hospital in Mumbai. Later the flight took off to Damam, the official said.