Jet2 flight horror as passenger dies on journey from Tenerife to Manchester
Jet2 confirmed the death in a statement
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A Jet2 passenger died on a flight from Tenerife to Manchester this weekend, with the plane forced to make an emergency landing in Newquay.
An alert was issued that a passenger required medical assistance three hours into the four and a half hour flight.
A woman is thought to have alerted staff to feeling ill before she then passed out and underwent CPR.
After the pilot made the emergency landing in Cornwall, the woman was taken off the plane on a scoop stretcher.
The airplane was forced to make an emergency landing in Newquay
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The plane then refuelled before continuing its journey up to Manchester.
The death was confirmed by Jet2 in a statement yesterday, who said that a passenger had sadly passed away".
"Flight LS756 from Tenerife to Manchester diverted to Cornwall Airport Newquay yesterday evening, due to a customer requiring medical attention," a spokesperson said.
"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."
The airline also thanked the plane's crew and other passengers who had provided assistance onboard.
It is not currently known what caused the woman's death.
A witness on board the flight described the passenger as having taken a "sudden turn".
They told the Manchester Evening News: "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."