A passenger that was on board a Jet2 flight headed has tragically died. The flight, which was bound for Manchester, was forced to make an emergency landing in Newquay on Sunday night (April 2).
Around three hours into the flight from Tenerife the LS756 flight issued an alert due to a passenger needing medical assistance. The passenger, understood to be a woman, needed urgent assistance from medical professionals so the plane began to descend heading for Cornwall Airport Newquay.
Speaking to the Manchester Evening News (MEN), passengers have described the emotional scenes on board. One passenger told the MEN: "A few hours into the flight a man was helping a woman he was with to the bathroom. She looked to be in quite a state and was in distress.
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One passenger told the MEN: "A few hours into the flight a man was helping a woman he was with to the bathroom. She looked to be in quite a state and was in distress.
"Cabin crew had a chat with them and at one point they had to lay her down in front of the doors where the seats with extra leg room are. She was being asked how much pain she was in so that they could relay it back to the captain.
"She seemed to take a sudden turn. The cabin crew put out an announcement for any medical staff on board. Then the plane took a very dramatic veer to the right and it was clear something had changed and we needed to land straight away.
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"Quite a few people were visibly upset and emotional by what was going on. She passed out, and they had oxygen on board and a defibrillator on board and started performing CPR. They did this for around an hour until we landed at Newquay.
"The air ambulance and a second ambulance was waiting when we landed, and they quickly got the steps and transported her out of the side of the plane on a scoop stretcher."
Passengers told the MEN that police spoke to the Jet2 staff while the plane refuelled. It then took off again and landed in Manchester around 10pm. The MEN has approached the South West Ambulance Service and Devon and Cornwall Police for comment.
A spokesperson for Jet2 said: "Flight LS756 from Tenerife to Manchester diverted to Cornwall Airport Newquay yesterday evening, due to a customer requiring medical attention.
"Regrettably, we can confirm that the customer has sadly passed away. Our thoughts are with the customer’s family and friends at this very difficult time. We would like to express our thanks to our crew, as well as other customers who provided assistance onboard.”
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