Man, 44, tragically dies on Jet2 flight back to the UK

A Jet2 passenger died while on a flight back to the UK as crew made desperate attempts to resuscitate him.

The plane that had set off from Antalya, in Turkey, was forced to make an emergency landing at Glasgow airport on Tuesday March 7th leaving passengers distressed — with many reportedly ‘crying’ and feeling ‘really shaken up’ after the traumatic experience.

The 44-year-old man received CPR from crew members for around 40 minutes before he sadly passed away. The man, who is believed to have been travelling alone, did not respond when the crew attempted to wake him. Following this, a mid-air emergency was declared near Glasgow Airport at around 6.40pm, the Daily Mirror reports.

A passenger said the man had been placed in the plane’s aisle as attempts to resuscitate him took place. The passenger, who did not wish to be named, said: “We were around 40 minutes away from landing and the next minute, all the cabin crew started running toward the seats behind me.

“A man had been pulled onto the aisle and they were trying to give him mouth-to-mouth. The pilot came on to inform us we were going to have to do an emergency landing due to a medical incident on-board.

“We had to land with all our cabin lights on and it was quite scary because you know that is quite dangerous. While that was happening, they were still down there trying to resuscitate the man.

“People were crying and really shaken up by it, it was really sad. When we landed, paramedics came on and they were still on the aircraft for about half an hour before people were let off. Everyone on the plane was really upset but the staff at Jet2 were so professional and respectful during the incident.”

A Police Scotland spokesperson reportedly stated: “We were made aware around 7.20pm on Tuesday, March 7th of a 44-year-old man taking unwell on board a flight which had arrived at Glasgow Airport. The man was pronounced dead a short time later. A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.”

A Jet2 spokesperson reportedly said: “We can confirm that Flight LS110 from Antalya to Glasgow requested a priority landing on Tuesday evening, due to an unresponsive customer onboard. Regrettably, we can confirm that the customer passed away. Our thoughts are with the customer’s family and friends at this very difficult time.”