Newark-bound Air India flight returns to Delhi’s IGI airport after 3 hours as passenger dies on board

NEW DELHI: An Air India flight to Newark in the USA returned to Delhi airport after three hours of departing due to the death of a passenger on board.
“Air India Delhi-Newark (US) flight returned to Delhi after more than three hours of flight, due to a medical emergency on board,” an Air India official told ANI.
A team of airport doctors arrived on the plane and declared him dead after a thorough check of the passenger. The passenger was a US national and was travelling with his wife.
“On December 4, flight number AI-105 returned to IGI airport, due to the death of a US citizen who was travelling with his wife to Newark,” the official said.