'124-year-old' voyager lands at Abu Dhabi air terminal

Web-based life split over his introduction to the world year

Swami Sivananda from India, whose international ID makes reference to his date of birth as 08/08/1896 making him 124 years of age, simply won some new fans during his three-day visit to the UAE. In any case, this hasn't come without a decent amount of analysis on Khaleej Times' online life stages, where a discussion seethes over his age, which assuming genuine, makes him the most established individual alive. 

Sivananda was flying from his local city of Kolkata to London with Etihad Airways. With his basic air and direct, he enchanted the staff in the flight and at the air terminal. The staff happily clicked photographs with him. They were flabbergasted as they had never gone over any traveler whose date of birth on visa dated back to 1896. All the more shockingly, the man was strolling around unassisted at the air terminal. 

The photographs and video became a web sensation in the blink of an eye. 

In the mean time, Etihad Airways said it was glad to host such a recognized visitor. 

"For whatever length of time that you're fit to fly, there truly is no age breaking point to air travel. Etihad flies individuals of any age each day, from the most youthful newborn children to centenarians, and we are focused on guaranteeing that every one of our visitors are well-cared for," an Etihad representative said in an announcement to Khaleej Times. 

On the off chance that the information on the identification holds great, Sivananda could be the most established individual alive. Be that as it may, as indicated by Guinness World Records, the most seasoned confirmed living individual is Kane Tanaka of Japan, matured 116 years, 278 days, as on October 7. 

Sivananda's story 

Internet based life clients responded in dismay, naming it as "a slip-up", "not more than 70", "looks like just 90 years", and "greatest inside 100". In any case, Sivananda's nearby assistant Sanjoy Sarvajana disclosed to Khaleej Times over telephone from London that the man is to be sure 123 years of age. 

"For the main international ID, the verification was age on a sanctuary register," Sarvajana said. 

"He isn't only the most seasoned yet in addition the most joyful man." 

Sivananda is a standard yoga professional, eats extremely less and never takes milk or natural products. 

"He adheres to an eating routine that a poor man can manage." Sivananda's folks passed away when he was a kid. He went on a profound adventure with a master. In the late 1970s, Sivananda came to Varanasi, a city in India's Uttar Pradesh state, where he set up Sivananda Ashram. "He works for the welfare of poor people." 

Sivananda has a following in India and this excursion is to meet his supporters in Europe. 

"He has loads of supporters due to his devout way of life. We are in London now and have secured Scotland. We will leave for Paris on Tuesday, and afterward visit Germany, Switzerland and come back to London. We will be back in India one week from now." 

Up until now, Sivananda wasn't enthused about applying for Guinness World Records however on request of supporters, the procedure has quite recently been begun, Sarvajana included.