Another crew member dies of heart attack on board aircraft

A Gulf Air Airbus A321 diverted two hours into its flight after a crew member suffered a heart attack.

On Tuesday, the 22nd of November a Gulf Air Airbus A321 made an emergency diversion after a crew member suffered a heart attack. The flight was scheduled to fly from Bahrain International Airport (BAH/OBBI) to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG/LFPG). After the crew member was taken ill, the flight made an emergency diversion to Iraq's Erbil International Airport (EBL/ORER), where the crew member was rushed to the local hospital. Unfortunately, the crew member was declared dead by Erbil's medical services shortly afterward.

Flight GF19 departed Bahrain's runway 30R at 22:40 UTC. Roughly two hours later, around 00:27 UTC, the airplane turned sharply to the southeast towards Erbil. At this point, the aircraft was just south of the crossroads connecting Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. The airliner landed safely on runway 36 at Erbil at 00:52 UTC, no other injuries were reported. After the crew member was taken by local medical personnel, the airplane departed to finish its route.

The flight departed Erbil at 03:37 UTC and landed at CDG at 09:05 UTC. 

The airline has expressed its sympathies to the crew member's family. The company released a statement concerning the tragic event, which reads,

"The national carrier expresses its deepest condolences to the crew member's family and loved ones and confirms that the flight resumed to Paris as scheduled. Gulf Air reassures that the safety of its passengers and crew comes at the top of its priorities, and thanks the affected flight's passengers for their patience and understanding,"



THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS GO OUT TO THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND THE STAFF AT GULF AIR.

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Fatal Crew Member Heart Attack Prompts Gulf Air Diversion To Iraq (simpleflying.com)