Flight Diverted for Urgent Medical Care
A passenger flight operating from Tenerife South Airport to Edinburgh had to be diverted to Santiago de Compostela Airport yesterday to deal with an onboard medical emergency. According to reports from air traffic controllers, the crew requested to reroute the aircraft after it was discovered that one of the passengers had fallen ill during the flight.
Swift Coordination for Landing
Faced with the situation, controllers facilitated a continuous descent and a direct approach to runway 35. They simultaneously coordinated with the airport to ensure medical assistance was ready on the ground to attend to the affected individual immediately upon landing.
Passenger Receives Immediate Aid
The aircraft landed safely in Santiago, where medical services were waiting to provide treatment to the passenger. The swift actions of the flight crew and air traffic control ensured the patient received care as quickly as possible.
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