New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- A Delhi-bound Air India flight from Bhubaneswar on 6 December turned into an unexpected lesson in human resilience and collective action after an elderly passenger lost consciousness mid-air, and strangers onboard came together to save him.

In a LinkedIn post that has since gone viral, Anand Bajpai- executive director strategic leadership cohort at the Indian Army, recounted the incident aboard Air India flight AI-1814 at a time when flight disruptions had already left passengers on edge.

Bajpai said he had noticed an elderly couple while boarding - frail, holding hands, quietly affectionate. When the man requested a seat exchange, Bajpai agreed without much thought. The situation escalated mid-flight when the elde...