The captain of the Turkish Airlines flight Istanbul-Tokyo sent an emergency landing request to the Heydar Aliyev International Airport due to the sudden deterioration of the passenger's health.

According to information provided to APA by the press service of Heydar Aliyev International Airport, the Boeing 777 plane landed at Baku airport at 07:15 local time.

Medical assistance was provided to the passenger, and it was decided to place him in one of the clinics in Baku.

The plane took off from Baku to Tokyo at 09:30.