A crew of a Jet2 plane have been left shocked after finding out that a passenger had died in the plane's toilet.
The incident happened during a
flight from Tenerife to Manchester.
During the journey on Tuesday,
fellow travellers on the Jet2 plane noticed the cubicle had been locked for
some time, prompting them to alert staff, The Mirror reported.
The crew eventually opened the
door, and found that the man had died, before the plane was diverted to Cork
airport in Ireland.
'Flight LS918 from Tenerife to
Manchester diverted to Cork Airport on Tuesday 2nd January, due to a customer
requiring medical attention,' a Jet2 spokesperson told MailOnline.
'Regrettably, we can confirm
that the customer sadly passed away, despite the best efforts of our
highly-trained crew who intervened as soon as they became aware.
'This was an extremely
difficult situation for our crew and we would like to thank them for their
efforts.
'Our thoughts are with the
customer's family and friends at this very difficult time.'
One passenger onboard told the
newspaper that their husband noticed the toilet door had been locked for some
time 'and he said that he thought he was dead. Tragically he was right.'
The passenger said the crew
were initially dismissive towards their husband, before they checked the
cubicle. They believe the person was travelling alone.
They added that the plane was
due to land in Manchester at 8.30pm on Tuesday, but that passengers had to wait
for another plane in Cork, eventually arriving at 1.30am.
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