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  • Biman Bangladesh pilot who suffered heart attack mid-air dies at Nagpur hospital

    By PTI

    NAGPUR: The pilot of the Dhaka-bound Biman Bangladesh Airlines plane that made an emergency landing at the Nagpur airport on August 27, died at a private hospital in the city on Monday, an official said.

    Capt. Nawshad Ataul Quaiyum (49) suffered a heart attack mid-air before the plane, carrying 126 passengers to the Bangladesh capital from Muscat, made an emergency landing in Nagpur on Friday. The pilot was shifted to the Kingsway Hospital, located around 10 kms from the Nagpur airport, where he died at 11.30 am on Monday, a hospital official said.

    On Friday, when the plane was near Raipur it had contacted the Kolkata ATC for an emergency landing and was advised to land at the nearest airport Nagpur. The co-pilot had landed the plane.

  • Biman Bangladesh pilot has heart attack mid-air, plane makes emergency landing in Nagpur

    By PTI

    NAGPUR: A Biman Bangladesh plane going from Muscat to Dhaka made an emergency landing at Nagpur on Friday after the pilot suffered a heart attack, an airport official said.

    The Boeing aircraft with 126 passengers on board landed at 11.40 am, the official said.

    The pilot was admitted to a local hospital, he added.

    The plane was near Raipur when it contacted Kolkata ATC for an emergency landing and was advised to land at the nearest airport Nagpur.

    Biman Bangladesh recently resumed flight services with India after air travel between the two countries was suspended during the coronavirus pandemic.