Stillborn found in lavatory of AirAsia flight
Jasjeev.Gandhiok@timesgroup.com
New Delhi/Guwahati: 26.07.2018
In a shocking incident, a fetus was found in the lavatory of an AirAsia flight, which landed at Delhi’s IGI airport from Imphal on Wednesday. It was the cabin crew which came across the fetus while preparing to land. A medical examination revealed that it was delivered on board. Officials say after 30 minutes of questioning, a 19-year-old sportswoman was identified and has been taken for further tests.
The flight had arrived in Delhi in the afternoon from Imphal via Guwahati. Police said they were alerted about the incident by the AirAsia flight manager and passengers were asked not to deboard until an investigation was carried out.
“After questioning, the 19-year-old admitted that she had delivered a premature baby. We will be conducting a postmortem soon. No case has been registered yet and we will carry out further inquiries,” said Sanjay Bhatia, DCP (IGI).
The chairman of the Assam Tourism Development Corporation (ATDC), Jayanta Malla Baruah, who also travelled in the flight that departed Guwahati around 12.50pm told TOI that none of the passengers was allowed to leave the flight as the crew members first intimated the passengers about the incident.
“Though male passengers were allowed to leave the flight after about 40 minutes from the time of landing, the women were confined inside the aircraft for an inquiry. The crew members told them that it will be possible for allowing the female passengers to leave the aircraft only after the police inquiry was conducted in the presence of doctors,” said Baruah.
“The matter has been reported to the DGCA and the airline’s staff are attending to other guests and cooperating with the Delhi police. We will be assisting in the investigation and cooperating with all agencies concerned. AirAsia India would like to apologize to all guests experiencing disruptions in their flight schedule,” an AirAsia spokesman said.
Jasjeev.Gandhiok@timesgroup.com
New Delhi/Guwahati: 26.07.2018
In a shocking incident, a fetus was found in the lavatory of an AirAsia flight, which landed at Delhi’s IGI airport from Imphal on Wednesday. It was the cabin crew which came across the fetus while preparing to land. A medical examination revealed that it was delivered on board. Officials say after 30 minutes of questioning, a 19-year-old sportswoman was identified and has been taken for further tests.
The flight had arrived in Delhi in the afternoon from Imphal via Guwahati. Police said they were alerted about the incident by the AirAsia flight manager and passengers were asked not to deboard until an investigation was carried out.
“After questioning, the 19-year-old admitted that she had delivered a premature baby. We will be conducting a postmortem soon. No case has been registered yet and we will carry out further inquiries,” said Sanjay Bhatia, DCP (IGI).
The chairman of the Assam Tourism Development Corporation (ATDC), Jayanta Malla Baruah, who also travelled in the flight that departed Guwahati around 12.50pm told TOI that none of the passengers was allowed to leave the flight as the crew members first intimated the passengers about the incident.
“Though male passengers were allowed to leave the flight after about 40 minutes from the time of landing, the women were confined inside the aircraft for an inquiry. The crew members told them that it will be possible for allowing the female passengers to leave the aircraft only after the police inquiry was conducted in the presence of doctors,” said Baruah.
“The matter has been reported to the DGCA and the airline’s staff are attending to other guests and cooperating with the Delhi police. We will be assisting in the investigation and cooperating with all agencies concerned. AirAsia India would like to apologize to all guests experiencing disruptions in their flight schedule,” an AirAsia spokesman said.
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