A woman passenger died after falling ill aboard a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Jeddah to Chittagong on Wednesday.
The deceased was identified as Sanowara Begum, 55.
Md Ibrahim Khalil, public relations officer of Shah Amanat International Airport, said flight BG-136 made an emergency landing at Muscat Airport after the passenger fell seriously ill.
She later died. After the aircraft landed in Muscat, efforts were made to remove the body from the plane. However, permission from the Royal Oman Police was required under Omani law, delaying the necessary formalities.
Aviation sources said they contacted the Royal Oman Police for permission to remove the body. After permission was granted and the formalities were completed, the body was taken off the aircraft.
The flight later departed Muscat for Chittagong and landed at Shah Amanat International Airport at around 5:30pm.
The prolonged delay caused inconvenience to other passengers, aviation sources said.
Flight BG-136 was scheduled to arrive in Dhaka from Jeddah via Chittagong at around 11am on Wednesday.
