Scandinavian Airlines medevac plane lands in Langkawi, where Norway's King Harald is hospitalised

A Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) plane is pictured on the tarmac at Langkawi International Airport on the Malaysian resort island of Langkawi on March 1, 2024, ahead of the expected departure of Norway's King Harald V who has been hospitalised on the island. Norway's King Harald V, aged 87 and in poor health, is expected to return in "a few days" from Malaysia where he is hospitalised, the royal household said February 29. (Photo by MOHD RASFAN / AFP)

LANGKAWI (AP): A Scandinavian Airlines medical evacuation plane arrived on Friday (March 1) in Pulau Langkawi, where the Norwegian king is in hospital and being treated for an infection.

King Harald V, Europe's oldest monarch at 87, was hospitalised after he fell ill during a vacation, the royal palace in Oslo announced on Tuesday. There were no details of his illness. His son, Crown Prince Haakon, has said his father's condition was improving and that he needed rest before being brought back.