An Emirates flight from Dubai to New York City was forced to divert to Iceland after a mid-air medical emergency hours into the journey. The luxury airline’s flight EK201 departed the United Arab Emirates at 9 a.m. Gulf Standard Time (12 a.m. Eastern) on Thursday, headed for JFK Airport. But nine hours later the plane was diverted to Keflavik, in southwest Iceland. Air Live reported that crew began “forcing” passengers to disembark the A380-800,…
An Emirates flight from Dubai to New York City was forced to divert to Iceland after a mid-air medical emergency hours into the journey. The luxury airline’s flight EK201 departed the United Arab Emirates at 9 a.m. Gulf Standard Time (12 a.m. Eastern) on Thursday, headed for JFK Airport. But nine hours later the plane was diverted to Keflavik, in southwest Iceland. Air Live reported that crew began “forcing” passengers to disembark the A380-800,…
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