Archive · 13 Sep 2026
Air India Pilot Dies of Cardiac Arrest in Delhi Hotel
An Air India pilot was resting at a hotel in Delhi during a work layover.
His brother became worried when the pilot did not answer his calls.
Hotel staff opened the locked room and found him unconscious.
The pilot was taken to a hospital, but doctors could not save him.
Air India said he died from cardiac arrest.
Police said he was declared “brought dead” at the hospital.
He had previously worked for Air India Express.
He had recently joined Air India and was training to fly Boeing 787 aircraft.
The airline said it is supporting his family.
An Air India pilot died after being found unconscious during a layover at a Delhi hotel.
The pilot was taken to a hospital, where doctors declared him dead; police recorded him as “brought dead.”
His brother alerted the hotel after the pilot stopped responding to calls, and staff entered the locked room with a master key.
The Mumbai-based pilot had previously worked for Air India Express and recently joined Air India.
He was undergoing Boeing 787 conversion training and was scheduled to operate a flight early Saturday.
- Who
- An unnamed Mumbai-based Air India pilot who had previously worked for Air India Express.
- What
- He died after being found unconscious during a hotel layover; Air India attributed the death to cardiac arrest.
- When
- He was found on Friday evening or night and was declared dead at the hospital; he was scheduled to fly early Saturday.
- Where
- A hotel in Delhi’s Vasant Kunj area, followed by a hospital.
- Why
- Air India said the pilot died of cardiac arrest; no further medical details were provided.
- Airline
- Air India
- Location
- Hotel in Vasant Kunj, Delhi
- Reported cause
- Cardiac arrest
- Previous employer
- Air India Express
- Training
- Conversion training for the Boeing 787
- Discovery
- The pilot’s brother contacted the hotel after he stopped responding to calls.
- Police account
- Delhi Police said he was declared “brought dead” at the hospital.
