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COLOMBO, July 16 (Xinhua)-- An Emirates flight flying from Dubai to Sydney was diverted to Sri Lanka's Bandaranaike International Airport on Wednesday evening due to a medical emergency onboard, a local media report said.
Issuing a statement, Emirates said that its flight EK412 was diverted to Colombo as one of the passengers onboard required urgent medical attention.
"The sick passenger was assisted off the aircraft for medical attention. The flight continued to Sydney with minimum delay," the airline said.
The flight was carrying 478 passengers and 35 crew members.
