India, May 13 -- Passengers on an Air India Express flight from Delhi to Bhubaneswar experienced "unbearable" heat after the air conditioning on the plane stopped working. Tusharkant Rout, a passenger on the flight, shared a LinkedIn post on the ordeal, claiming that one of the flyers experienced serious health issues due to the AC failure.

Rout also shared photographs that show passengers sitting without T-shirts and fanning themselves with magazines in a futile attempt at heat mitigation.

HT.com has reached out to Air India Express for a statement. This story will be updated when the airline responds.

In his now-viral LinkedIn post, Rout said that Air India Express flight IX-1128 departed from Delhi on May 11 shortly before 4pm. Howe...