IndiGo Flight Makes Emergency Landing In Jodhpur As Passenger Falls Ill. She Dies Later

Mitra Bano, a 61-year-old passenger, was transported to Jodhpur's Goyal Hospital and Research Centre.

An Indigo flight prepares to take off.

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New Delhi: An IndiGo flight from Jeddah to Delhi had to make an emergency landing in Jodhpur on Tuesday after an elderly passenger fell sick. Mitra Bano, the 61-year-old passenger, was airlifted to a local hospital, where she was later declared dead, news agency PTI reported. Bano was taken to Jodhpur's Goyal Hospital and Research Centre by a medical team after the IndiGo plane made the emergency landing around 10:30 am, the report said, quoting officials.

IndiGo said in a statement that a doctor on board helped the crew give the passenger immediate first aid. Additionally, the airlines conveyed their sympathies to Mitra Bano's loved ones and family.

Meer Muzaffar, Bano's son, was with her when the plane landed in Jodhpur. 

"My mother complained of pain in her chest. I immediately informed the crew and it decided to go for an emergency landing in Jodhpur," he said.

This occurs just a few weeks after a 60-year-old passenger on an IndiGo flight from Madurai to Delhi began bleeding in the middle of the flight, necessitating an emergency landing at Indore airport. However, he was declared dead by doctors at a nearby hospital. The passenger was a Noida resident.

A source in the hospital said: "The woman had a cardiac arrest and was declared brought dead. We conducted legal formalities and arranged a transport for her son so that he could take her body home by road." The flight was at the airport for over an hour and then left for Delhi, the officials said.