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A Cathay Pacific plane bound for Hong Kong was forced to go back to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) minutes after takeoff after a passenger complained of severe abdominal pain.
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said a Cathay Pacific flight CX 912 was forced to go back to NAIA at around 10am on Tue, Sep 8, after a passenger complained of severe abdominal pain.
The passenger, a 22-year-old foreign national, was brought to the nearby San Juan De Dios Hospital.
The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) said the passenger apparently had been treated for colon cancer before.
This article has been re-published with permission from ABS-CBNnews.com.
