A flight from Frankfurt to Hanoi was diverted to Calcutta early on Wednesday after a passenger was taken ill mid-air, airport officials said. Ludwig Manfred Buhler, 66, a German national, underwent surgery at a private hospital in Calcutta. Buhler was on a Vietnam Airlines flight when he fell ill, said Calcutta airport officials. It landed at the Calcutta airport at 3.32am,” said an airport official. The flight finally took off for Hanoi on Wednesday morning after routineprocedures, said airport officials.

Source: The Telegraph January 08, 2026 01:25 UTC