Hyderabad, April 15 -- A doctor saved a 74-year-old passenger aboard an Indigo flight from Delhi to Hyderabad airport.

Dr Preethi Reddy, a general physician and managing director of Mallareddy Vishwa Vidhyapeet, sprang into action when the elderly traveler suddenly fell critically ill at 39000 feet.

Emergency at high altitude

The passenger who was flying alone showed alarming symptoms-drowsiness, drooling, loss of bladder control and unresponsiveness. Dr Reddy quickly assessed his weak pulse and dangerously low blood pressure.

Without hesitation, she performed CPR and revived him within minutes. Upon regaining consciousness, the man revealed his history of hypertension and a past cardiac angioplasty.

Indigo flight crew coordinated wi...