Egypt B738 near Cairo on Apr 8th 2012, medical emergency

Last Update: April 8, 2012 / 17:55:23 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 8, 2012

Airline
Egyptair

Flight number
MS-877

Departure
Cairo, Egypt

Destination
Abuja, Nigeria

Aircraft Registration
SU-GCZ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

An Egyptair Boeing 737-800, registration SU-GCZ performing flight MS-877 from Cairo (Egypt) to Abuja (Nigeria) with 103 passengers, was enroute about 50 minutes into the flight when an infant on board travelling with his family became seriously ill. The crew decided to turn around and return to Cairo for a safe landing about 2 hours after departure. Infant and family were taken to a hospital. The aircraft departed again with 99 passengers after about 70 minutes on the ground and reached Abuja with a delay of 2:15 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 8, 2012

Airline
Egyptair

Flight number
MS-877

Departure
Cairo, Egypt

Destination
Abuja, Nigeria

Aircraft Registration
SU-GCZ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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