Health emergency forces Qantas plane to land in Athens a day after airline ... trends now
View
comments
A Qantas plane has been forced to make an emergency landing due to an in-flight health emergency.
The international flight, travelling from Singapore to London, made an unforeseen landing in Athens, Greece, on Monday local time after a passenger fell ill.
A Qantas spokesperson on Wednesday confirmed the flight had to make an 'unscheduled landing at Athens International Airport in Greece after a passenger became critically unwell on the flight'.
In a statement provided to Daily Mail Australia, the spokesperson said crew and passengers performed life-saving first aid 'on the advice of medical experts' before the flight was diverted so the patient could receive emergency medical treatment.
A Qantas plane has been forced to make an emergency international landing due to an in-flight health emergency (stock image of Qantas aircraft)
An international Qantas flight was travelling from Singapore to London when it made an unforeseen landing in Athens, Greece, on Monday local time after a passenger became critically unwell
The spokesperson said Qantas was 'unable to get the flight back underway before the crew reached their duty limits' due to Athens
