A woman who tragically died after falling ill on a Jet2 flight was aged in her 60s and from Cheshire, it has now been confirmed.
The LS756 flight from Tenerife to Manchester Airport issued an emergency alert and diverted to Cornwall Airport Newquay after the passenger on board required urgent medical assistance on Sunday evening (April 2).
One passenger told the Manchester Evening News how the plane took a 'dramatic veer to the right' around three hours into the flight as the woman was being given CPR by medical professionals and that 'it was clear something had changed and we needed to land straight away.'
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After contacting Devon and Cornwall Police, the force confirmed that officers were called to reports of a concern for the welfare of the woman on board who was pronounced dead at the scene. Her death is not being treated as suspicious.
A spokesperson said: "Police were called at 7.20pm on Sunday 2 April, following concern for the welfare of a woman on an aeroplane that was diverted to Newquay Airport, St Mawgan. Ambulance also attended.
"Despite best efforts, the woman, in her 60s and from Cheshire, was pronounced deceased at the scene. Her next of kin have been informed. The death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for HM Coroner."
A witness on board the plane previously told of the 'emotional' scenes as they noticed the passenger was 'in distress' before requiring urgent assistance from medical professionals as the aircraft descended over the Celtic Sea.
"At one point they (cabin crew) 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," they said.
"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.
"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."
Paramedics quickly met the plane after it had landed at Newquay but despite their best efforts, the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
A spokesperson for the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) said: “We were called at 18:33hrs on Sunday 2 April to an incident in Newquay. We sent a double-crewed land ambulance and a critical care car.”
In a statement, Jet2 thanked the crew on board as well as customers who were on hand to provide assistance. "Our thoughts are with the customer’s family and friends at this very difficult time," the airline added.
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