A chartered air ambulance from Patna to Delhi costs about Rs 7.5 to 8.5 lakh, all-inclusive (doctor on board, bed-to-bed transfer, ground ambulances at both ends, no GST). A stretcher on a commercial flight costs about Rs 3.5 to 4.5 lakh if the patient is stable enough to fly. It depends on the aircraft and the level of care – a ventilated ICU charter and a stable medical-escort transfer are not the same price. Send the medical summary and you get a written quote in about 10 minutes, with no deposit to see it.

An urgent case can depart the same day. The aeromedical doctor still confirms the patient is fit to fly for the plan before the aircraft moves.

Yes. The aircraft is configured as a transport ICU with a ventilator, monitor, infusion pumps and oxygen for the full flight, and the crew is briefed on the specific case, including ECMO or neonatal set-ups where needed.

Yes. The transfer is bed to bed – a ground ambulance in Patna to the aircraft, and a second in Delhi from the aircraft to the receiving hospital. Both are in the quote.

You can, and many families already have a referral. If not, the coordinator helps line up the receiving unit and manages the handover so the patient is admitted, not left waiting.