Overview
- Air India confirmed Wednesday that a first officer in his early 40s suffered a heart attack during hotel rest in Bali after a Delhi flight and died despite treatment at a nearby hospital.
- The airline said he had recently passed required medical exams, had no known conditions, was within flying‑hour limits, and it expressed condolences to his family.
- Medical experts quoted in coverage said routine pilot checks can miss early or symptom‑free heart disease because advanced tests such as stress tests and coronary calcium scans are not standard.
- Reports noted that irregular sleep, long duty periods, and frequent time‑zone shifts in pilot schedules can add strain on the heart over time.
- No investigation findings have been released, and attention has turned to DGCA rules in India and what pilot medicals include, such as ECGs and blood‑pressure checks.