The incident occurred on 12th February when the passenger, accompanied by his wife in a wheelchair, was proceeding through immigration.
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Mumbai: A senior citizen passenger, who had requested for wheelchair assistance on an Air India flight from New York to Mumbai, passed away after collapsing due to a heart attack. The incident occurred on 12th February when the passenger, accompanied by his wife in a wheelchair, was proceeding through immigration.
“In an unfortunate incident, one of our guests flying from New York to Mumbai on 12th February 2024 fell ill while proceeding to clear immigration with his wife, who was on wheelchair. Due to heavy demand for wheelchairs, we had requested the passenger to wait till he was also provided with wheelchair assistance but he opted to walk along with his spouse. As advised by the airport doctor attending to him after taking ill, the passenger was immediately rushed to the hospital, where he was declared to have passed away”, Air India Spokesperson.
