Mumbai:

An 80-year-old man collapsed and died at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Worldwide Airport as he walked from the plane to the terminal as an alternative of ready for a wheelchair. The passenger, who flew from New York on an Air India aircraft, had requested help, however couldn’t get a wheelchair as a result of a heavy demand on the airport.

In a press release, the airline stated that the passenger’s spouse had been offered a wheelchair and workers had requested him to attend whereas they organized one other one. However he as an alternative selected to stroll to the terminal along with his spouse.

“One in every of our company flying from New York to Mumbai on twelfth February fell unwell whereas continuing to clear immigration along with his spouse, who was in a wheelchair. On account of heavy demand for wheelchairs, we had requested the passenger to attend until he was additionally supplied with wheelchair help however he opted to stroll alongside along with his partner,” Air India stated.

Following the collapse, the airport’s medical group rapidly attended to the passenger. They promptly rushed him to a close-by hospital, the place he was, sadly, declared lifeless.

“As suggested by the airport physician attending to him after taking unwell, the passenger was instantly rushed to the hospital, the place he was declared to have handed away,” the airline stated.