A passenger was found dead onboard an Air India flight (AI2845) after the plane landed in Lucknow from Delhi on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Asifullah Ansari.
After the flight landed at Lucknow's Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport at 8.10 am, the crew members tried to establish contact with the passenger but did not get any response. Doctors present on the flight examined the passenger and declared him dead.
The exact cause of death will be ascertained after the postmortem report is released. Meanwhile, the police have started a thorough investigation into the matter.
Earlier this month, an 82-year-old woman passenger suffered a brain stroke and had to be admitted to hospital after a fall at Delhi airport, allegedly after Air India failed to arrange a wheelchair booked for her.
The woman's family claimed that she had to take a flight from Delhi to Bengaluru and a wheelchair was pre-booked. However, upon arrival at the airport, no wheelchair was provided by the Air India staff.
Air India, however, rejected the family's claims and said allegations that the passenger waited for an hour for the wheelchair were baseless.
