A Jetairfly passenger plane flying from Mexico to Belgium made an
emergency landing in Ireland on Wednesday morning after one of its
passengers became unwell in mid-air, the airline said. The passenger was
pronounced dead upon landing.
Jetairfly flight 208 was flying from Cancún International Airport on
the Caribbean coast of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula when a male passenger
suffered a medical emergency. “The crews and passenger-nurses who were
called upon administered medical care,” said Hans Vanhaelemeesch, a
spokesman for the Belgian airline.
Less than 30 minutes after the pilot declared a medical emergency,
the Boeing 767-300 made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport in
Ireland. “At the airport a doctor determined the death of the
passenger,” Vanhaelemeesch said.
“The deceased passenger was traveling
with his spouse. The cause of death is heart failure.”
The remaining 252 passengers waited several hours before they were
able to resume their flight to the Belgian capital of Brussels. “The
unfortunate incident resulted in a 6-hour delay at Brussels,” the
spokesman added. “The management and staff of Jetairfly and Jetair
express their condolences to the family of the deceased.”
Source: Earth Threats
