Man dies on Jet2 flight to Liverpool from Bulgaria as pilot forced to make emergency landing
The plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Cologne, Germany, after the man required medical assistance
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Your support makes all the difference.A passenger has died after falling ill on a Jet2 flight from Bulgaria to Liverpool.
The pilot on the plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Cologne in Germany after the man required medical assistance during the flight last Monday.
The Flight LS3214 had departed from Bourgas at around 1pm local time on 16 September, and was expected to arrive at Liverpool’s John Lennon Airport four hours later.
But crew members declared the emergency after the man reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest. The Sun reported how efforts were made on board to resuscitate him before he died.
A medical team then raced onto the plane once it had landed at Cologne, according to the Mirror.
Online flight tracking data showed that after several hours at the airport, the plane set off again for Liverpool at 10:17pm local time (9.17pm BST), and landed at 10.27pm.
A Jet2 spokesperson said: “We can confirm that flight LS3214 from Bourgas to Liverpool Johnn Lennon diverted to Cologne on Monday 16th September, due to a customer requiring medical assistance.
“Regrettably, we can confirm that the customer sadly passed away.
“We would like to extend our heartfelt condolences to the customer’s family and friends at this very difficult time.”
In January, a man was found dead inside a Jet2 plane’s toilet after fellow travellers noticed the door had been locked for a while and alerted staff.
The flight from Tenerife to Manchester was forced to land in Cork in Ireland.
One passenger said at the time all those on board were “very upset” by the devastating incident.
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