Overview
- Anand Bajpai’s first-person LinkedIn post recounts a December 6 medical emergency on Air India flight AI-1814 from Bhubaneswar to Delhi.
- An elderly passenger collapsed and was initially reported as not breathing, prompting a swift response from a stockbroker first responder, an on-board doctor, and cabin crew.
- The team moved the man to the rear of the aircraft and kept him engaged in conversation to maintain alertness as he slowly regained consciousness.
- By the time the plane prepared to land in Delhi, the passenger was stable enough to return to his seat, and the flight did not divert.
- Bajpai publicly praised the crew and fellow passengers; no official medical diagnosis or post-landing update on the cause was reported.