Samair B734 near Athens on Jul 9th 2012, medical emergency

Last Update: July 10, 2012 / 10:59:34 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 9, 2012

Classification
Incident

Cause
Medical emergency

Airline
Samair

Flight number
9C-2029

Departure
Hurghada, Egypt

Destination
Bratislava, Slovakia

Aircraft Registration
OM-SAA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-400

ICAO Type Designator
B734

A Samair Boeing 737-400, registration OM-SAA performing flight 9C-2029 from Hurghada (Egypt) to Bratislava (Slovakia) with 153 passengers, was enroute at FL320 about 120nm southsoutheast of Athens (Greece) when a male passenger (about 40) suffered symptoms of a severe stroke. A doctor on board provided first aid utilising the onboard medical kit and managed to stabilize the patient while the flight crew diverted the aircraft to Athens for a safe landing on runway 03R about 25 minutes later. Waiting medical services took the patient to a local hospital.

The airline reported the passenger remains in hospital care but appears to be on the way to recovery.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 9, 2012

Classification
Incident

Cause
Medical emergency

Airline
Samair

Flight number
9C-2029

Departure
Hurghada, Egypt

Destination
Bratislava, Slovakia

Aircraft Registration
OM-SAA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-400

ICAO Type Designator
B734

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