Atlanta Icelandic B744 near Cairo on Aug 17th 2012, medical emergency

Last Update: August 17, 2012 / 19:47:18 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 17, 2012

Classification
Incident

Cause
Medical emergency

Airline
Air Atlanta Icelandic

Flight number
SV-2412

Departure
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Destination
Cairo, Egypt

Aircraft Registration
TF-AAE

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

An Air Atlanta Icelandic Boeing 747-400 on behalf of Saudi Arabian Airlines, registration TF-AAE performing flight SV-2412 (dep Aug 16th) from Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) to Cairo (Egypt), was on approach to Cairo when a male passenger became unresponsive and collapsed. The crew declared emergency and continued the approach to Cairo for a safe landing on runway 05L. Medical staff boarded the aircraft but could only pronounce the patient dead following cardiac arrest.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 17, 2012

Classification
Incident

Cause
Medical emergency

Airline
Air Atlanta Icelandic

Flight number
SV-2412

Departure
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Destination
Cairo, Egypt

Aircraft Registration
TF-AAE

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

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