An IndiGo flight bound for Varanasi made an emergency landing at the airport in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar after an 89-year-old woman died onboard, officials said on Monday.<\/p>\n

The Mumbai-Varanasi flight made the unscheduled landing at the Chikalthana Airport at around 10 pm on Sunday, an official said.<\/p>\n

Sushila Devi, a native of Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh, boarded the flight from Mumbai and started feeling unwell mid-air. The flight landed at the airport, around 350km from Mumbai, and a medical team examined the woman, but she had already died, he said.<\/p>\n

“IndiGo flight 6E-5028, operating from Mumbai to Varanasi, was diverted to Aurangabad (Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar) on April 6 due to a medical emergency onboard. Despite prompt medical attention, the passenger’s condition did not improve and she was declared deceased onboard,” the private airline said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The airline said it “followed” all standard safety operating procedures to ensure the well-being of passengers and crew on board.<\/p>\n

IndiGo was in close contact with the family members of the woman who died, offering its “support and assistance” as needed, said the statement.<\/p>\n

The MIDC CIDCO police station did the necessary formalities, and the flight proceeded for its onward journey to Varanasi, the airport official said.<\/p>\n

According to the airline, the woman’s body was sent to the Government Medical College and Hospital in Chhatrapati Sambhjinagar.<\/p>\n

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