Medical emergency forces Chennai-Kolkata Indigo flight to land in Bhubaneswar

Indigo flight -- 6E292 -- between Chennai and Kolkata was diverted here on Saturday due to a medical emergency. "6E292 Chennai to Kolkata was diverted to Bhubaneswar due to medical emergency on board, as there was a sick passenger on board," Indigo informed in a release.

The aircraft was accorded priority by the Air Traffic Control (ATC) and landed at 3.17 pm in Bhubaneswar. The sick passenger in an AAI ambulance along with a doctor was taken to the Capital Hospital for the treatment.