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 Jaipur–Bengaluru 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.