Indian woman, travelling home after 4 years, dies on Qantas flight minutes before takeoff in Australia

An Indian-origin woman tragically passed away shortly after boarding an international Qantas flight from Melbourne to Punjab via New Delhi on June 20. This journey marked her first trip home to Punjab in four years. According to Australian media reports, the incident occurred while she was fastening her seatbelt, succumbing to an unknown health complication.

Her friends told Australian media outlets that Manpreet “felt unwell” hours before arriving at the airport but managed to board the flight but she fell to the floor and “died on the spot” as she was fastening her seatbelt.

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Her flight was still attached to the boarding gate in the Melbourne airport which allowed cabin crews and emergencies to reach her but they could not save her. The reports said that Manpreet was suffering from tuberculosis, an infectious disease that mostly affects the lungs and could have likely died due to a complication that arose from the disease.

She was studying to become a chef and was working for the Australia Post. “When she got on the plane, she was struggling to put her seatbelt on. Just before her flight started, she fell in front of her seat and died on the spot,” her friend Gurdip Grewal told the Herald Sun. Her friend said Manpreet first moved to Australia in March 2020.

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Friend Launches GoFundMe to Support Family

Meanwhile, her friend, Grewal launched a GoFundMe in a bid to raise money for her family. “‘Hi, my name is Gurdip Grewal and I’m fundraising for Manpreet Kaur. She was a student from my village and going home. She died in a plane during take-off at Melbourne Airport,” Grewal said in the post.

“Our dear friend Manpreet left us too soon, leaving a void in our lives that can never be filled. As we grieve her passing, we want to come together to honour her memory and support her family in their time of need. As we say our final goodbyes, every contribution, big or small, brings us closer to our goal. Your support means the world to us and Manpreet’s family,” he further said.