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Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>A London-bound Kenya Airways plane was on Monday forced to turnabout and reschedule its flight after a passenger was taken ill.<\/p>\n

The KQ 100, according to a statement from the national carrier, was destined for Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom at around 14:19 hours when the medical emergency was declared.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe crew on board assisted by two medical doctors and a nurse provided medical assistance to the passenger as the captain declared a medical emergency with air traffic control,\u201d reads the statement.<\/p>\n

This, it says, was to facilitate a landing for the passenger to receive further medical assistance.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe aircraft landed safely at 14:47 hours and paramedics who were already on the ground to receive the aircraft immediately took the passenger to hospital for further medical attention,\u201d it states.<\/p>\n

KQ did not provide more details on the time the time the flight resumed.<\/p>\n

It noted that the safety of its crew and customers remains a priority.<\/p>\n

Cases of medical emergencies happen in commercial planes but are rare according to Medical Air Service (MAS).<\/p>\n

It states that such emergencies occur on approximately one out of every 600 commercial flights.<\/p>\n

According to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, this amounts to approximately 44,000 flights per year worldwide.<\/p>\n

“There is no such thing as a risk-free flight in terms of health and safety,” it says.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Kenya<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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