According to information from Vietjet, while flying from Ho Chi Minh City to Brisbane, a male Australian passenger (born in 1954) had health problems. After receiving the information, the Vietjet captain and crew checked the passenger’s condition, took emergency support steps right on the flight and decided to divert the aircraft to land at Darwin airport (Australia), so that passengers can receive timely medical assistance.
At 6:30 p.m. (local time) on July 31, after 4 hours and 40 minutes from departure, the aircraft and all passengers landed. landed at Darwin airport. Vietjet has coordinated with authorities at the airport so that passengers can receive support at the nearest medical facility.
According to Vietjet representatives, the passenger’s health situation is stable after being treated. timely rescue, the passenger’s family sent their thanks to the crew.
After 50 minutes of refueling, flight VJ083 continued its journey from Darwin to Brisbane at 7:20 p.m. (local time) ) same day. The aircraft and all passengers landed in Brisbane at 9:55 p.m. (local time).
The flight captain shared: “In the tens of thousands of hours of flying as a captain, I still always full of emotions when my decisions can provide timely support to passengers. My colleagues and I will always do our best to serve passengers who trust and choose to fly with Vietjet.”
This is not the first time Vietjet has changed landing direction to provide medical assistance to passengers, although changing landing direction caused huge costs and had a knock-on effect on other flights.
According to a Vietjet representative, the health and safety of passengers is always the airline’s top priority.
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