British passenger on TUI flight dies after being taken ill as pilots divert plane
A British passenger on board a flight back to the UK has died after they were taken ill.
The unnamed woman had been travelling on TUI flight BY1573 to Glasgow from Tenerife when she suffered a cardiac arrest. The pilots sent an emergency signal shortly after the plane full of passengers took off and diverted to Madeira where they landed around 20 minutes later.
Emergency crews, including paramedics and firefighters, met the plane on the tarmac. BristolLive[1] reported that despite the efforts of medical staff on the ground, local media said that they were unable to revive the woman.
The plane had been enroute to Scotland on Friday, December 29, when the emergency was declared. After landing at Funchal Airport in Madeira at 6.20pm, the plane continued its journey at around 9pm, according to Portuguese publication dnoticias.pt.
Tui has been approached for comment.
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