Flight journeys can turn tragic when a person is suffering from a chronic illness. Sudden stroke or cardiac arrest can also create havoc which is why the presence of doctors on every flight is imperative. Many a times, the airline crew ask the passengers if any of them is qualified to treat an ailing patient. A similar incident took place recently in a Kolkata-bound flight.

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A Bangladeshi passenger suffered cardiac arrest on board an IndiGo flight from Pune to Kolkata. An Indian Air Force doctor then came to the rescue of the patient. India Today reported a middle-aged cancer patient from Bangladesh was on-board an Indigo flight number 6E-523 which took off Friday morning.

The passenger’s condition deteriorated on the way and she collapsed. The crew then sought medical assistance from any doctor among the group of passengers. IAF Group Captain Dr. TVSVGK Tilak, who was on-board the flight volunteered to help the passenger.