The players were on a  flight from Nadi to Brisbane when an elderly passenger suffered a 'serious health scare' triggering an emergency mid-air. .

Airline staff rushed to  the woman's aide, assisted by the Fijian team doctor, Fox Sports reported.

While  she was being monitored by the team doctor and other qualified passengers on board, the Fijian team engaged in an act of selflessness.

Visibly flustered at being faced with a medical emergency,  the flight attendants were reportedly struggling to  keep up with the lunch service that had only just begun.

To take the pressure off the hostesses, the players offered to serve food to the rest of the plane.

A passenger reportedly said "... the team got up to finish serving food and then assisted with the clean up of trays for the entire plane."

The team then continued to serve the plane for the rest of the service, even cleaning up afterwards.

Apparently, one player assisted with the treatment of the woman, securing her oxygen mask for  more than an hour.

The team was on their way to Dubai, where the HSBC Sevens World Series is due to start on December 4.