An Air India Delhi-bound flight was delayed within the early hours of July 4 after the pilot collapsed shortly earlier than take-off and was rushed to the hospital in Bengaluru, an Air India spokesperson stated.
Flight AI2414 from Bengaluru to Delhi was delayed and operated by one other member of the airways cockpit crew, the spokesperson stated. The pilot is steady however continues to be underneath statement within the hospital, the spokesperson added.
“There was a medical emergency involving considered one of our pilots within the early hours of 04 July. Consequently, the pilot was unable to function the flight AI2414 from Bengaluru to Delhi, that he was rostered for, and was taken to an area hospital instantly,” the spokesperson stated.
A PTI report quoting sources stated that the pilot was within the cockpit and was about to signal the necessary paperwork – tech log – to simply accept the plane for flying when he collapsed there.
“He’s at present steady however continues to be underneath the supervision of docs on the identical hospital. Consequently, AI2414 was delayed and operated by one other member of our cockpit crew. Our rapid precedence is to help the pilot and his household to make sure his speedy restoration,” the assertion added.
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