A man has died while on a flight bound for Glasgow Airport.
The passenger was aboard a Jet2 plane which had departed Antalya in Turkey on Tuesday evening, when he became unwell.
The plane was forced to make an emergency landing at the airport with people "crying and really shaken up", said one passenger.
Cabin crew members performed CPR on the 44-year-old man for 40 minutes but despite the best efforts of staff, he tragically passed away.
A passenger reportedly said that the man had been placed in the plane's aisle as attempts to resuscitate him took place.
"We were around 40 minutes away from landing and the next minute, all the cabin crew started running toward the seats behind me. A man had been pulled onto the aisle and they were trying to give him mouth-to-mouth," the passenger, who did not wish to be named, told our sister paper, the Daily Record.
"The pilot came on to inform us we were going to have to do an emergency landing due to a medical incident on-board. We had to land with all our cabin lights on and it was quite scary because you know that is quite dangerous.
"While that was happening, they were still down there trying to resuscitate the man. People were crying and really shaken up by it, it was really sad.
"When we landed, paramedics came on and they were still on the aircraft for about half an hour before people were let off. Everyone on the plane was really upset but the staff at Jet2 were so professional and respectful during the incident."
The airline confirmed that a 44-year-old male had passed away after being found unresponsive by the cabin crew.
A Jet2 spokesperson said: “Flight LS110 from Antalya to Glasgow requested a priority landing on Tuesday evening, due to an unresponsive customer .
“Regrettably, we can confirm that the customer passed away.”
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "We were made aware around 7.20pm on Tuesday, March 7 of a 44-year-old man taking unwell on board a flight which had arrived at Glasgow Airport. The man was pronounced dead a short time later.
“A report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.”
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