Abu Dhabi : It was just another quiet morning flight cruising over the Arabian Sea — until two Indian nurses from Kerala became heroes on their first trip abroad, saving a passenger’s life mid-air while travelling from Kochi to Abu Dhabi earlier this month.

Abhijith Jees, a 26-year-old from Wayanad, and Ajeesh Nelson, a 29-year-old from Chengannur, were onboard Air Arabia Flight 3L128 on Monday, October 13, when a fellow passenger went into cardiac arrest about 20 minutes after take-off.

Both men were travelling to the UAE to begin new jobs as registered nurses with Response Plus Medical (RPM), part of Response Plus Holding, the country’s largest emergency and onsite medical service provider.

Medical emergency at 35,000 feet

The flight had departed Kochi at 5:30 a.m. and was cru

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