Flight QR725 landed safely in Oslo at about 14:07 local time. It departed Oslo at 15:52 and is estimated to arrive in Chicago at 17:48 (at the time of publishing). The woman's status is currently unknown. Simple Flying reached out to Qatar Airways for comment but did not receive an immediate response.
Later that day, Qatar Airways provided a statement:
"Qatar Airways flight QR725 from Doha (DOH) to Chicago (ORD) diverted to Oslo
(OSL) due t o a medical emergency on board on Tuesday0̂4 March2̂0̂2̂5.T he
passenger received immediate assistance upon landing in Oslo w here they remain
i n t he care o f l ocal m edical services.T he f light l ater continued o n t o i ts
d estination and i s e xpected t o l and i n ORD a t2̂3̂:3̂0 UTC.T he safety and
w ellbeing o four passengers and crew remain our highest priority."
QR725 is operated daily with the Boeing777-300ER.The aircraft operating this
particular f light h as r egistration A7-BAE.A ccording t och-aviation,i ttook i ts
first f light i n February2̂0̂0̂9and w as delivered t oQatar t he following month.A s
ofS eptember2̂0̂2̂4,i thas accumulated7̂9,s220f light hours across1̂1,s544cycles.
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