Overview
- A young woman developed severe chest pain and breathlessness nearly eight hours into the Air India Tokyo–New Delhi flight, prompting a call for medical help.
- Critical care specialist Dr. Loni Liriina from Imphal found acute respiratory distress with oxygen at about 80 percent, a heart rate near 160, and low blood pressure.
- She, assisted by another doctor onboard, gave oxygen, nebulisation, and available medicines, and the passenger stabilized within about 20 to 30 minutes.
- Crew weighed diverting the aircraft but continued to New Delhi after the patient improved, and the plane landed safely with her reported in stable condition.
- The effort drew praise on social media, including from Manipur’s chief minister, underscoring how in-flight medical skill can help airlines avoid risky and costly diversions on long routes.