IndiGo flight to Ranchi diverted to Nagpur after a 62-year-old passenger coughs up blood mid-air

An Indigo flight from Mumbai to Ranchi was diverted to Nagpur after a 62-year-old passenger vomited blood mid-air, according to the official statement from the airlines.

The IndiGo flight - 6E 5093 - touched down at Nagpur.

The passenger was offloaded and was rushed to a nearby hospital for further medical assistance, officials informed, adding, however, that he did not survive.


"Unfortunately, the passenger did not survive. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and loved ones," the carrier said in a statement.

Further details are awaited.