Child, 11, dies after Turkish Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Budapest

Monday, June 12, 2023

An 11-year-old child died after losing consciousness on board a Turkish Airlines flight en route to New York from Istanbul, with medical services unable to resuscitate the child after the plane made an emergency landing in Budapest, a news agency reported.

The reasoning behind the child’s death has not yet been announced. However, BUD released this statement as reported in a US newspaper that Airport Medical Service (AMS), the medical service operating at Ferenc Liszt International Airport, was alerted to the aircraft and continued to resuscitate the child.

Unfortunately, his life could not be saved despite the rapid and professional intervention. The aircraft continued its journey to its original destination.

MTI said the Airport Medical Service was scrambled to the scene after flight TK003 landed in Budapest on Sunday, but the child could not be saved despite prompt medical attention.

Flight details

According to data from a flight tracking website, TK3 departed Istanbul at 08:56, some 90 minutes behind schedule (originally expected to leave at 07:35).

The flight then requested emergency landing above Hungary, with the aircraft touching down at 10:30.

Once medical personnel met with the child and family, and was escorted quickly to the hospital, the aircraft then remained at Budapest, before departing at 12:59, for the remaining eight hour and 45 mins, touching down in New York at 15:44 local time.

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