The 41-year-old was supposed to come to Delhi for his radiation therapy but couldn’t fly due to the lockdown.
NEW DELHI: SpiceJet will provide air ambulance to fly Asian Games gold-medallist boxer Dingko Singh from Imphal in a bid to resume his treatment for liver cancer.
The air ambulance service will be provided free of charge for the Padma Shri boxer.
India’s Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju acknowledged the airlines’ decision to Dingko in his tweet.
“SpiceJet has been in forefront to help sportspersons and to promote sports. Providing air ambulance service to Asian Games boxing gold medallist and Padma Shri Dingko Singh for his liver cancer treatment in Delhi is an exemplary act by @flyspicejet @AjaySingh_SG,” wrote Rijiju on Friday.
The decision to provide air ambulance to Dingko Singh was made by SpiceJet Chairman and Managing Director, Ajay Singh, who is also the president of Boxing Federation of India.
“The decision to fly Dingko to Delhi was taken by SpiceJet Chairman and Managing Director Ajay Singh. The air ambulance service was launched by SpiceJet through its 100 per cent subsidiary this year with the aim to offer immediate assistance in case of critical emergencies,” the airlines said in a statement on Friday.
The 41-year-old, who won a gold at 1998 Asian Games, was supposed to come to Delhi for his radiation therapy but couldn’t fly due to the lockdown.
