The passenger concerned complained of a chest pain and on examination by a medical doctor on board, the pilots were recommended to initiate a diversion to the closest airport. Accordingly flight UL563 landed in Tehran Khomeini International Airport, Iran at 2.10am(local time)

The sick passenger was offloaded and given urgent medical attention. After giving a initial medical attention at the airport, the passenger concerned was transferred to a nearby hospital. The flight ,after refueling took off from Teheran Imam Khomeini International Airport at 5.05 am with total delay of 3.45 hrs.

The flight was expected reach its final destination Paris at 11.50am(local time).