Overview
- Dalbir Singh, 70, a resident of Delhi, reported chest pain and unease aboard Air India flight AI186 before the scheduled halt in Kolkata.
- The cabin crew alerted the pilot and airport officials, and Singh was deboarded around 9:15 pm for medical attention.
- He was taken to Charnok Hospital, where doctors later declared him dead.
- The aircraft departed Kolkata for Delhi at about 10:10 pm with the remaining 176 passengers.
- Police said the family has been informed, the body was moved to RG Kar for a post-mortem, and Air India has not issued an official statement; reports note similar incidents earlier in 2025, including one on the same route in June.