JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A man who collapsed during a United Airlines flight from Houston to ********* was fortunate that a group of Jacksonville ************ were onboard en route to a bachelor party.

The group was on the final leg of their flight Tuesday when a voice came over the plane’s intercom, asking if any passengers had medical training.

Jacksonville **** engineer Jason Kerr was one of the men to respond.

“We found a 41-year-old man on the ground. His skin colour was ashen, grey, and his lips were blue,” Kerr said.

Along with fellow Jacksonville ************ Chris Lewis and Mike Lesniak, the group set to treating the ill passenger.

They elevated his legs to get ***** flowing to his heart, and used an onboard medical kit to start an IV of fluids.

The man’s ***** pressure and heart rate improved, and the crew called for ********* services to meet them at the gate.

Kerr, who was travelling to ********* for his bachelor party, said the man was alert and looking better when they landed.

“This was a very interesting way to start the bachelor weekend,” Kerr said. “But this is what we do. We’re **** men 24-7.”

Jennifer Dohm, a United spokeswoman, couldn’t immediately verify what happened on the plane.