Ryanair flight makes emergency landing after man dies on plane

A man has tragically died while on a flight to Manchester on November 10.

The Ryanair plane from Tirana to Manchester Airport was forced to make an emergency landing at London Stansted due to a medical emergency on board.

Emergency crews, including police and paramedics, raced to the scene and met the aircraft after landing. The man, whose age has not been confirmed, was pronounced dead at the scene.

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London Stansted confirmed the flight was diverted shortly before 8pm due to a medical emergency on board. The airport confirmed the plane was surrounded by medics and the airport fire service to attend to the passenger, reports MEN.

The flight path shows how the aircraft departed from Albania on Sunday, flew over Italy, Switzerland, and France, and landed at Stansted. An air ambulance was also called to the scene.

A spokesperson for the East of England Ambulance Service said: "One ambulance, one Hazardous Area Response Team vehicle, one paramedic car and Essex and Herts Air Ambulance were called to Stansted Airport on Sunday evening following reports of a man with a medical emergency on an aircraft."Sadly, despite the best efforts of all involved, the man had died at the scene."

A Stansted Airport spokesperson added: "The flight you refer to diverted into London Stansted just before 20.00 last night due to an on-board medical emergency.

"The flight landed safely and was met by medics, airport fire service and ambulance crews. Despite the best efforts of all those responding to the situation, we understand the passenger did unfortunately pass away."

Ryanair has been contacted for a comment.

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