Plane forced to divert as passenger dies and pregnant woman has medical emergency

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe passenger's death reportedly triggered pregnant woman’s medical emergency (Getty/iStock)A British Airways flight from London Heathrow to Abuja, Nigeria, was diverted to Barcelona after a retired Nigerian military chief died mid-flight. The passenger's death reportedly triggered a medical emergency involving a pregnant woman on board the aircraft. British Airways issued an apology for the inconvenience, with a regional manager confirming the deceased was terminally ill. Separately, an Air India flight was grounded in Birmingham after its emergency power device, the ram air turbine, unexpectedly activated during descent. Following this incident, the Federation of Indian Pilots has urged regulators to ground all Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft in India. In fullBritish Airways flight chaos as man dies and pregnant woman suffers medical episodeThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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