Created Friday, Sep 3rd 2021 18:51Z, last updated Friday, Sep 3rd 2021 18:51Z
A Biman Bangladesh Boeing 737-800, registration S2-AEW performing flight
BG-22 from Muscat (Oman) to Dhaka (Bangladesh) with 124 people on board, was enroute at FL370 about 190nm northeast of Nagpur (India) when the captain (44) suffered what appeared to be a heart attack, became incapacitated and lost consciousness. The first officer took control of the aircraft while cabin crew called for a doctor amongst the passenger and began resuscitation. The first officer landed the aircraft safely on Nagpur's runway 32 about 40 minutes later. The captain was taken to a hospital.
The captain was taken to the intensive care unit, never regained consciousness and died a few hours later. The hospital indicated the captain had actually suffered a brain hemorrhage.
The aircraft, that had departed Muscat with a delay of about 4 hours, remained on the ground in Nagpur for about 11 hours until a replacement crew arrived and continued the flight reaching Dhaka with a total delay of 16 hours.
