Swiss International flight makes unexpected landing in Kazakhstan due to medical incident
Adds Boeing statement in paragraph 4
Aug 17 (Reuters) -A Boeing 777 aircraft operated by Swiss International Air Lines flying fromTokyo to Zurich made an emergency landing in Kazakhstan on Saturday due to a medical incident onboard, followed by issues after the aircraft landed, the airline said.
The Boeing 777-300ER'snose wheel got caught in the grass and was stuck, requiring it to be towed back ontothe runway, the airlines said in a statement. The aircraft will be examined for damage and will be a subject of an investigation.
Swiss confirmed that none of 319 passengers onboard were injured due to the incident.
"We'll defer to the airline for information about their fleet and operations," Boeing said in a statement.
Reporting by Gursimran Kaur in Bengaluru; editing by Diane Craft and Deepa Babington
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