Passenger dies after medical emergency on Jet2 flight from Tenerife to UK
The plane was diverted and ended up landing near Santiago de Compostela in mainland Spain
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Your support makes all the difference.A passenger has died after experiencing a medical problem on a flight that was travelling from Tenerife to East Midlands Airport, forcing the plane to be diverted to Santiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport in Galicia.
Flight LS676 was flying from Tenerife South Airport on Friday 14 February, departing just after 3pm for a four-hour flight to East Midlands Airport, flight tracking data shows.
However, the Boeing 737 was diverted to Santiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport in mainland Spain after the flight crew reported that a passenger had serious medical problems, local Tenerife publication Diario de Avisos said.
An ambulance was dispatched to the terminal and its medical staff confirmed the death of a man around 70 years of age, the outlet reported.
The identity of the deceased passenger has yet to be confirmed and it is unclear if the passenger died before or after landing.
In a statement to The Independent, Jet2 confirmed the diversion and the passing of one of its passengers.
A Jet2 spokesperson said: “We can confirm that flight LS676 from Tenerife to East Midlands Airport diverted to Santiago de Compostela on Friday 14 February due to a customer requiring urgent medical attention.
“Sadly, we can confirm that the customer has passed away and we would like to extend our deepest sympathies to their family and friends at this difficult time.”
The diversion comes months after an incident occurred on a Jet2 flight from Bulgaria to Liverpool when another passenger died after falling ill.
The plane landed in Cologne, Germany, in September 2024 following the man requiring medical assistance during the flight.
Crew members declared an emergency after a man suffered a cardiac arrest, with efforts made on board to try and resuscitate him.
A medical team met the plane when it landed in Cologne.
More recently, a Jet2 plane travelling from Glasgow to Rome did not make it far out of the UK when it made a U-turn and an unexpected landing at London Stansted.
The plane was forced to make an emergency diversion after travelling just past Paris, returning to the UK due to a “minor fault indication”.
The airline said the aircraft landed safely and customers were transferred onto a replacement aircraft to continue their journey.
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