Turkish flight makes emergency landing at Karachi Airport

A Turkish Airline TK-084 flight made an emergency landing at Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport on Friday after a female passenger died due to heart attack, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

The woman suffered cardiac arrest during Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul to Manila, Philippines, forcing an emergency landing at Karachi Airport.

Following the medical emergency, the captain contacted the air traffic controller of Karachi Airport and sought permission to land at Karachi Airport.

After getting permission, the flight landed at the airport where a team of doctors checked the woman and announced the she has expired.

The dead body of the Turkish female passenger named Elena was sent to the Philippines on the plane afterwards.

Reporter: Usman Javed Malik