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Air India DelhiVijayawada Flight Diverts to Jaipur for Medical Emergency

The diversion reflects protocols prioritizing the nearest safe landing with rapid handoff to hospital care.

Overview

  • Flight AI-2571 from Delhi to Vijayawada was diverted to Jaipur after a passenger fell ill mid-flight.
  • The aircraft landed safely at 6:42 am, and the passenger was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital.
  • Authorities have not released details on the passenger’s condition following the diversion.
  • The incident follows a January 6 case in which a JaipurBengaluru Air India Express flight diverted to Indore for a critically ill one-year-old who later died in hospital, according to media reports.
  • Indore Airport Director Sunil Maggirwar said the earlier flight was cleared after the pilot’s request at about 7:30 pm, with ATC declaring a medical emergency and doctors deployed in advance.