The child was immediately rushed to the Apollo Medical Centre at the airport's premises itself but was declared brought dead.
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An 11-month-old baby died during a journey from Doha to Hyderabad on a Qatar Airways flight, reportedly due to breathing problem and medical complications after he was fed on board. The boy has been identified as Arnav Varma Alluri, who was aboard the flight that landed at the city's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) at around 2 am on Wednesday.
After the flight landed, the child was immediately rushed to the Apollo Medical Centre at the airport's premises itself but was declared brought dead.
In a statement, Qatar Airways said, “We are aware that a young child passed away at the Hyderabad International Airport this morning. Our heartfelt sympathy and thoughts are with the affected family.”
However, officials at the RGIA said that they were yet to ascertain if the child passed away at the airport or on the flight. "We're waiting for investigations to conclude and for official reports from both Qatar Airways and Apollo hospitals on the baby's death," a spokesperson for the Airport said.
A post-mortem is being conducted and further details are awaited.
While standard procedure involves the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Police registering a case under Section 174 of the Code Of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), they said that they were waiting for the autopsy report.
Just last month, a four-month-old child took ill and died aboard a Bengaluru-Patna IndiGo flight even as the flight was diverted to Hyderabad.
The baby boy, who suddenly took ill mid-air, was rushed to the Apollo Clinic at the airport but doctors declared him brought dead. The cause of the child's illness was not known, but media reports suggest that the child was troubled due to a breathing problem.
Expressing its condolences, the airline’s statement said, "An IndiGo flight 6E 897 operating from Bangalore to Patna was diverted to Hyderabad due to a medical case this morning. The crew along with a doctor on-board attended to an infant. After landing, the infant was immediately rushed to the hospital accompanied by an IndiGo staff member. Unfortunately, the infant died."