Hyderabad: An 11-month-old baby boy died on board a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Hyderabad in the early hours of Wednesday.

In the flight from the city of Doha to Hyderabad, it is reported that in the flight, the boy developed some breathing problems.

Dailymail reported that the baby, who had a US passport, was taken to Apollo Medical Centre at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport soon after the flight landed but was declared dead on arrival.

Qatar Airways told AFP: "We are aware of the very sad news that a young child passed away at Hyderabad International Airport this morning. Our heartfelt sympathy and thoughts are with the affected family.”

The hospital was not immediately available for comment when contacted by AFP.