Pilot’s timely intervention saves baby
Vikram.Vinod@timesgroup.com
Kochi: 27.05.2018
Timely intervention by a pilot on board a Bhubaneswar to Bengaluru flight last week saved the life of a fourmonth-old baby. Captain Nishanth Nair, commander of the Air Asia flight, diverted the flight to Hyderabad to save the baby of a biscuit factory worker.
On May 23, Odisha native Singari Singh boarded the aircraft with his daughter, wife Pulasi Singh and friend Subal Sahu to take the baby to Narayana Hrudayalaya hospital in Bengaluru to get her treated for her heart problem.
About 40 minutes ahead of the flight’s landing, the baby became breathless after being breastfed. When senior cabin crew member Priyanka Pradhan informed the pilots that a doctor onboard has advised that child must be deplaned and provided immediate medical care, they decided to divert the flight to Hyderabad.
“We contacted Hyderabad ATC and informed them of the situation. Within 25 minutes we landed and all preparations were in place to receive the child,” said Nishanth Nair, a pilot based in Bengaluru with 16-years of aviation experience under his belt.
Vikram.Vinod@timesgroup.com
Kochi: 27.05.2018
Timely intervention by a pilot on board a Bhubaneswar to Bengaluru flight last week saved the life of a fourmonth-old baby. Captain Nishanth Nair, commander of the Air Asia flight, diverted the flight to Hyderabad to save the baby of a biscuit factory worker.
On May 23, Odisha native Singari Singh boarded the aircraft with his daughter, wife Pulasi Singh and friend Subal Sahu to take the baby to Narayana Hrudayalaya hospital in Bengaluru to get her treated for her heart problem.
About 40 minutes ahead of the flight’s landing, the baby became breathless after being breastfed. When senior cabin crew member Priyanka Pradhan informed the pilots that a doctor onboard has advised that child must be deplaned and provided immediate medical care, they decided to divert the flight to Hyderabad.
“We contacted Hyderabad ATC and informed them of the situation. Within 25 minutes we landed and all preparations were in place to receive the child,” said Nishanth Nair, a pilot based in Bengaluru with 16-years of aviation experience under his belt.
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