A flight bound for Miami was diverted to Bermuda this afternoon for a passenger medical emergency.

The American Airlines flight, from Spain, arrived at LF Wade International Airport shortly after 2pm. The plane was carrying 288 passengers, including the woman who required emergency medical assistance.

“The 67-year-old woman had a pre-existing medical condition and was treated on board the aircraft by a doctor before it landed in Bermuda,” Bermuda Skyport Corporation Limited said in a release this afternoon.

The woman was rushed to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital via ambulance for treatment with her husband and nephew.”

The flight departed for Miami at 3pm.