In a freak incident, a 52-year-old Air India air hostess fell off a Boeing 777 aircraft at Mumbai airport, while it was on ground readying for a 7 a.m. flight to Delhi on Monday.
Harsha Lobo, a cabin crew member, fell down accidentally from the aircraft door as the step ladder was being attached at about 6.15 a.m.
Ms. Lobo was attended to by doctors from the Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) medical team at 6.18 a.m. "She is conscious and well-oriented but has sustained compound (open) fracture of right lower leg bones and multiple blunt injuries," an airport official said.
The airline termed the incident as “unfortunate” and said that it was investigating into it.
“In an unfortunate incident, one of our cabin crew (members), Harsha Lobo, fell down on the tarmac from the Boeing-777 aircraft door while closing it,” the airline said in a statement.
Ms. Lobo was shifted to Nanavati Hospital after emergency medical aid administered onsite.
(With inputs from PTI)