Mid-Air Pressure Loss: The Indian Air Ambulance Emergency Landing in Dhaka

Royal Bengal Aviation Guide 7 days ago

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On October 18th, an Indian air ambulance made an emergency landing in Dhaka.

This was quite different from typical emergencies. First, it was carrying a critically ill patient. Then, an aircraft door opened mid-air, causing a loss of cabin pressure. Furthermore, the airspace over Dhaka was completely unfamiliar to the pilot, who had no advance flight plan to land here. Finally, visibility posed a major obstacle, reduced to around just 2 kilometers. Faced with this fourfold crisis, the pilot became considerably nervous. On an unfamiliar route with low visibility, his sole reliance was Dhaka Air Traffic Control, who wholeheartedly guided him through radar vectoring to help make a safe landing at Shahjalal International Airport. Unfortunately the patient didn't survive