The plane that brought the first group of Azerbaijani pilgrims from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to Baku made an emergency landing in the Iranian city of Rasht.

Axar.az reports that one of the pilgrims on board informed about this.

It was reported that the aircraft crew made an emergency decision during the flight to land the plane in the Iranian city of Rasht due to the deterioration of the health of one of the pilgrims.

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The details of the emergency landing of the plane carrying Azerbaijani pilgrims in Iran have become known.

Among the passengers on the AZAL plane that brought the first group of Azerbaijani pilgrims from Jeddah to Baku was a person with a physical disability. The pilgrim in question, Tural Mehdiyev, was in a wheelchair.

During the flight, the health of the physically disabled pilgrim who was in a wheelchair suddenly deteriorated. For this reason, the aircraft crew made an emergency decision to land the plane in the nearest airport, the Iranian city of Rasht. Tural Mehdiyev and his brother Khayal Mehdiyev were taken to a hospital in Iran by ambulance.

Relevant protocols have been signed. Preparations are underway for the flight to take place.

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The AZAL passenger plane, which made an emergency landing at the airport in the Iranian city of Rasht, has already returned to Baku.

The aircraft carrying the first group of pilgrims from the Hajj pilgrimage has safely landed at Heydar Aliyev International Airport.