The grieving family of a man who died on a Jet2 flight to Bulgaria have issued a warning to other travellers.
Chris Neill, 40, left from Liverpool's John Lennon Airport on September 16 last year with his two sons Reece, 20 and Archie, nine.
Chris fell ill on board and despite the best efforts of the crew and fellow passengers, died after the plane had been diverted to Germany.
Malcolm and Lesley, Chris's parents, raised £23,817 through a crowd-funding campaign, which was used to repatriate the body and set up trust funds for Chris's sons.
Malcolm flew out to Germany the day after his son died in order to ensure Reece and Archie safely boarded the plane home.
According to the Manchester Evening News, Malcolm stayed in Cologne in order to undertake proceedings with the coroner.
Now, he has spoken out - and warned other holidaymakers.
He said: "The GoFundMe fund paid for Chris's repatriation and funeral and gave his two boys a small trust fund each."
Chris Neill had a heart attack while on the Jet2 flight
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"Chris thought he had travel insurance through his bank account, but had changed banks and didn't realise the new account didn't include it.
"It's a lesson people should take heed of: always check your insurance - and if you don't have any insurance, don't take a chance thinking you won't need any."
The 69-year-old, who is suffering from terminal cancer, said that last week Reece, his girlfriend, and a group of his friends, had hiked up Snowdon in memory of his father.
Chris's family have also stayed in contact with the paramedic on board the flight, Rachael-Victoria, who tried to save his life.
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Fellow passengers and crew members administered CPR trying to save Chris's life
| PAAt the time, Rachael-Victoria said on social media that she was asked to help attend to Chris who was having a heart attack.
She said: "I did a few checks and interventions and made the decision to tell the crew that the pilot needed to do an emergency landing.
"I managed with the help of an off-duty colonoscopy nurse and the crew to get Chris to the front of the plane so I had space in case Chris needed any emergency care.
"Sadly after a few minutes of being sat at the front of the plane, Chris had a small seizure and went into cardiac arrest."
She continued: "Between myself, the crew and the nurse we attached the AED and started chest compression instantly working for over 30 minutes.
"Sadly, Chris had his 19-year-old son and son's girlfriend and his eight-year-old son on the plane.
"I did a medical handover on the runway to the German medical team.
"Chris sadly passed away in hospital not so long after."
Ex Merseyside Police officer Malcolm paid tribute to his son as "a staunch Everton fan" who "lived life to the full and was bubbly".
He said: "He was 6ft 4in and went to the gym every day, he was massive.
"He lived for his children. When I was going through photos for the GoFundMe, there are so many of him and his sons."
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