Bangla Press Desk: An air ambulance made an emergency landing at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka after its door opened mid-flight while en route from Agartala, India, to Kolkata. The ailing woman on board was promptly rushed to Kurmitola Hospital in the capital, where she was declared dead by doctors. The incident occurred on Sunday (October 18) afternoon. Md. Riaz Uddin, a senior officer at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, confirmed the incident.
According to the air ambulance’s passenger manifest, the patient was Anjana Bhowmik, an Indian national. She was accompanied by Dr. Firoz Khan, paramedic Azim Khan, and two companions, Santa Bhowmik and Deep Jyoti Mishra. The manifest lists all of them as Indian nationals.
The manifest further indicates that the air ambulance was operated by SKB Infracon Private Limited. The aircraft, a C90A model with the registration number VT-HYA, was traveling from Agartala to Kolkata.
The flight was operated by Captain Punya Anup (pilot-in-command) and Captain Tanuj Sharma (co-pilot). There were seven people on board in total, including the two pilots. It is reported that the aircraft made an emergency landing at Shahjalal International Airport after the door opened mid-flight, following which the patient was immediately taken to the hospital.
However, no immediate details are available regarding why the aircraft door opened or the specific cause of the woman's death.
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