Scandinavian Airlines medevac plane lands in Malaysian island where Norwegian king is hospitalized

By VINCENT THIAN and EILEEN NG
Associated Press

LANGKAWI, Malaysia (AP) — A Scandinavian Airlines medical evacuation plane has arrived in Malaysia’s northern resort island of Langkawi, where the Norwegian king is being treated at a hospital for an infection. King Harald V of Norway, Europe’s oldest monarch at 87, was hospitalized after he fell ill during a vacation. The palace in Oslo gave no other details. The royal household said his condition had improved but he would remain “in hospital for a few more days for treatment and rest before returning home.” A Scandinavian Airlines aircraft, converted into an advanced flying ambulance, arrived in Langkawi on Friday.