India, Jan. 12 -- An Air India flight from Delhi to Vijayawada was diverted to Jaipur on Monday after an elderly passenger suddenly fell ill after takeoff, people familiar with the matter said.

The incident occurred onboard the Airbus A321 aircraft when a passenger lost consciousness during the the flight to Vijayawada. "The senior citizen passenger's BP plummeted and he fell unconscious. His wife alerted the cabin crew about it," one of the passengers on board the flight, AI 2571, said.

The passenger said that the cabin crew provided onboard oxygen support and sought medical assistance from passengers . "A doctor on board assisted the crew in administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) until the passenger was stabilised," he said...