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Sunday, August 03, 2008

Mishap on Jet Airways Flight: Aditya’s Parents' Question to Jet Airways and Aviation Authorities

Aditya Mohan: Aditya’s Parents' Question to Jet Airways and Aviation Authorities

I saw this said post today. I can understand the pain of the parents, they lost their 4.5 months old infant Aditya Mohan on a Jet Airways flight from Brussels to New Delhi. More from the blog-

Deceased: Aditya Mohan. Canadian Citizen and Person of Indian Origin. Age: Approx 4.5 months(DOB: 26 Jan 2008). Declared ‘Dead on Arrival’ by doctor from Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) on board the aircraft.

Cause of death as per autopsy: Asphyxiation due to chocking

Our baby died on board the aircraft on Jet Airways Flight229 (Brussels – Delhi). After the seat-belt signs had been turned on for descent of the flight into Delhi, my wife started feeding the baby. We were advised that this is normal procedure since feeding helps the baby relax during landing. While feeding, my wife realized that the baby had suddenly stopped sucking. We then buzzed for Cabin-crew and also removed seat-belts and rushed to their station. They looked at the baby and also decided to page passengers to see if there was a doctor on board. There was a doctor on board who came and looked at the baby but he did not look too hopeful.

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8 Comments:

Blogger Akira said...

Oh how shocking and tragic!!

10:19 PM  
Blogger Mridula said...

I know Akira it is extremely sad.

8:33 PM  
Blogger Lakshmi said...

this is so terrible

4:24 PM  
Anonymous Aditya's Dad said...

Thanks for blogging about this. Hope people support our petition

7:10 PM  
Blogger Mridula said...

Lahshmi, yes, it is so sad.

Aditya's dad all my sympathies are with both of you. Is there some progress?

9:47 PM  
Blogger Sidhusaaheb said...

Dangerous 'normal procedure', I must say! It made a child choke on his mother's milk, after all.

I wonder, though, that if one of the boy's grand-mothers had been on board, might she have advised the mother to hold the baby face down and slap him hard on the back and if that might have saved his life.

2:39 AM  
Anonymous Mridula said...

Sidhu, this was very sad to read and I am sure the parents would also for a long time have 'what if ...' questions.

4:41 PM  
Blogger Pooja Aggarwal said...

This is really sad...a number of my friends travel to india with infant kids and this seems like a common practice to feed the baby.

5:11 AM  

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