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Plane flying to Beijing makes an emergency landing in Tashkent

The Mahan Air airliner, operating flight IRM079 on the Tehran-Beijing route, made an emergency landing in Tashkent. The aircraft landed on May 28 at 23:20 local time at the Tashkent airport.

Photo: Uzbekistan Airports

The reason for the landing was a passenger who had a heart attack. The crew decided to proceed to the alternate airfield due to the deterioration of the passenger's health.

After landing at the airport, the passenger was hospitalized in a medical facility to receive qualified medical care.

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