Medical evacuation plane lands on island where Norwegian King is in hospital

The Scandinavian Airlines medevac plane arrived at Langkawi (AP)

A Scandinavian Airlines medical evacuation plane has arrived in Malaysia’s northern resort island of Langkawi, where the Norwegian king is being treated for an infection.

King Harald V, Europe’s oldest monarch at 87, was taken to hospital after he fell ill during a holiday, the royal palace in Oslo announced on Tuesday.