Abu Dhabi: An 11-month-old Indian child died aboard a flight from India to Bahrain on Monday, according to a relative of the family.
When the infant showed physical discomfort, the Gulf Air flight from Kochi to Bahrain made an emergency landing at Abu Dhabi airport Monday morning, but she had already died, the relative, Ratheesh Kumar, told Gulf News.
The infant, Rishi Priya, boarded the flight with her mother, Aswani Binoy, early on Monday morning bound for Bahrain where the child’s father, Binoy Mundakkal, is working, Kumar said.
A senior official at Abu Dhabi Airport confirmed the incident. Ahmad Al Haddabi, Chief Operations Officer at Abu Dhabi Airports, told Gulf News: “The flight was given priority in the landing queue. The airport medical team was waiting at the gate. Unfortunately, the infant died. Her body was transferred to Shaikh Khalifa Medical City.” Al Haddabi added that the infant’s mother was assisted with a temporary visa and then transported to a relative’s residence in Abu Dhabi.
02/03/15 Binsal Abdul Kader/Gulf News
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When the infant showed physical discomfort, the Gulf Air flight from Kochi to Bahrain made an emergency landing at Abu Dhabi airport Monday morning, but she had already died, the relative, Ratheesh Kumar, told Gulf News.
The infant, Rishi Priya, boarded the flight with her mother, Aswani Binoy, early on Monday morning bound for Bahrain where the child’s father, Binoy Mundakkal, is working, Kumar said.
A senior official at Abu Dhabi Airport confirmed the incident. Ahmad Al Haddabi, Chief Operations Officer at Abu Dhabi Airports, told Gulf News: “The flight was given priority in the landing queue. The airport medical team was waiting at the gate. Unfortunately, the infant died. Her body was transferred to Shaikh Khalifa Medical City.” Al Haddabi added that the infant’s mother was assisted with a temporary visa and then transported to a relative’s residence in Abu Dhabi.
02/03/15 Binsal Abdul Kader/Gulf News
