Passenger suffers cardiac arrest mid-air, dies

Hyderabad: An air passenger suffered a cardiac arrest mid-air and later died even as the Bangalore-bound aircraft made an emergency landing at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad today, an official said.

Passenger Mane Uttam Vishnu on the New Delhi-Bangalore flight complained of chest pain.

The pilot alerted the air traffic controller at the Hyderabad airport and was allowed to land, an airport official said.

The 46-year-old passenger was rushed to the Apollo Hospital clinic at the airport where he was pronounced dead, a hospital spokesman told IANS.

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