Biman’s London flight diverted to Istanbul after passenger's medical emergency
Further details regarding the passenger's condition were not immediately available
Representational image of a Biman aircraft. Photo: Collected
A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight traveling from Sylhet to London's Heathrow Airport was diverted to Istanbul today (7 August) after a passenger experienced a medical emergency.
Flight BG 201, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, departed Sylhet at 11:25am (Bangladesh time) and was scheduled to reach London at 4:05pm (local time).
Biman manager Al Masud Khan said two British citizens, Shah Shamsun Nehar Rahman and Rahan Rahman, were offloaded in Istanbul and taken to a hospital for treatment.
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Further details regarding the passenger's condition were not immediately available.
