'She Kept Staring at Parents' Photo': Indian-Origin Woman Before Collapsing on Qantas Flight

New Delhi: The Indian-origin woman who died in Qantas flight before takeoff in Australia was scrolling through her family photos on her mobile phone before breathing her last.

Recounting his experience with her, Ravinder Singh, a retired Army officer while speaking to Australia's leading portal said, "I was sitting next to her on the Qantas flight from Melbourne to Delhi and was actually the last person to talk to her. When I boarded the plane, she was already seated in the aisle. I was in the window, so I asked if she could please get up so I could occupy my seat. I noticed that she began scrolling through photos on her mobile phone and stopped at a photograph of an elderly couple. I asked if they were her parents. She smiled and nodded and kept staring at it."

When the plane was ready for takeoff, he noticed that Kaur had placed her head on the seat in front of her and set down her phone. It was then that he realized something was wrong.  

“She was wearing her seatbelt and leaned forward to rest her head on the seat in front. As the plane was preparing for takeoff, I wanted to alert her to sit upright. But the plane jerked and I expected her to wake up. But instead, her head just moved towards me. I got the attention of a flight attendant and told her that this woman does not seem very well. She checked her pulse and after that, the reaction of the cabin crew was very commendable. They tried their best to revive her. She was then evacuated by medical staff”, Singh told NewsAU.

He also mentioned that the incident still "haunts him" and that his "heart breaks for her family, who would have been eagerly awaiting her return after a long time."