Highlights
- An Air India was bound to America's Newark Airport on Saturday.
- It returned back to New Delhi due to the death of a passenger on board.
- The passenger was US national and was travelling with his wife.
An Air India flight bound for the US returned back to Delhi after flying for more than 3 hours, due to the death of a passenger on board. The flight was headed to Newark.
"Air India Delhi-Newark (US) flight returned to Delhi after more than three hours of flight, due to a medical emergency on board," an Air India official told news agency ANI.
A team of airport doctors arrived on the plane and after a thorough check of the passenger declared him dead. The passenger was US national and was travelling with his wife.
Further details awaited.