An Air Berlin flight made a detour to Bermuda this afternoon after a passenger suffered a medical emergency.

According to Aaron Adderley, general manager at LF Wade International Airport, Air Berlin flight 7408 en route from Düsseldorf to Curacao, landed in Bermuda at around 2pm due to an emergency involving a male passenger.

“The aircraft was met at the LF Wade International airport by emergency personnel, who tended to the 86-year-old before he was transported to the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital,” he said.

The flight then refuelled and continued on its flight to Mexico, departing at about 3.15pm.