Passenger dies on flight

A FLIGHT from Tenerife to Manchester Airport on Sunday night, April 2, issued an alert about three hours after takeoff when a female passenger required medical assistance.

A passenger on the flight told a news source: “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.

“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 by what was going on. She passed out, and they had oxygen and a defibrillator on board and started per­ forming CPR. They did this for around an hour until we landed at Newquay.

After landing, police talked to Jet2 staff and the plane eventually took off, arriving at Manchester about 10pm. A spokesperson from Jet2 said: “Regrettably, we confirm the customer sadly passed away. Our thoughts are with the customer’s family and friends at this very difficult time.”