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Air India Pilot Dies of Cardiac Arrest During Delhi Layover
An Air India pilot was staying at a hotel in Delhi during a work break.
He was found unconscious in his room on Friday evening.
His brother had called the hotel because the pilot was not answering.
Hotel staff opened the locked room and found him unresponsive.
He was taken to a hospital, but doctors could not save him.
Reports said he died from cardiac arrest.
The pilot had previously worked for Air India Express.
He was training to fly the larger Boeing 787 and was due to operate a flight on Saturday morning.
Air India said it is helping his family.
An Air India pilot died after being found unconscious at a Delhi hotel during a layover on Friday evening.
He was taken to a hospital, where doctors declared him dead; police recorded him as “brought dead.”
The Mumbai-based pilot had previously worked for Air India Express and joined Air India a couple of months ago.
He was undergoing conversion training to operate Boeing 787 wide-body aircraft and was scheduled to fly early Saturday.
Air India said it was supporting the pilot’s family and was deeply saddened by his death.
- Who
- An unnamed Mumbai-based Air India pilot who had previously worked for Air India Express.
- What
- The pilot died after being found unconscious during a hotel layover; the death was attributed to cardiac arrest.
- Where
- A hotel in Delhi’s Vasant Kunj area, followed by a hospital.
- When
- He was found on Friday evening or night and was declared dead at the hospital; he had been scheduled to fly early Saturday.
- Why
- He experienced a medical emergency while resting during a layover; the articles do not provide further medical details.
Key facts
- Airline
- Air India
- Location
- Hotel in Vasant Kunj, Delhi
- Reported cause of death
- Cardiac arrest
- Previous employer
- Air India Express
- Training
- Conversion training for the wide-body Boeing 787
- Discovery
- The pilot’s brother contacted the hotel after he stopped responding to calls.
Quotes
Air India
The Tata Group airline that employed the pilot
“He was on a layover rest at a hotel in Delhi, where he was found unconscious last evening. He was rushed to the hospital immediately, where he was declared dead.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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