An elderly passenger died on-board a flight travelling from Abu Dhabi to Düsseldorf on Saturday night.
The 73-year-old male passenger was on board the Etihad flight, which had to be diverted to Vienna as a result of the incident.
The National reports that the airline confirmed that the flight landed in Austria owing to the medical emergency, but the passenger died before medical assistance could be provided.
“Etihad Airways flight EY23 from Abu Dhabi to Düsseldorf was diverted to Vienna on Saturday, January 3, 2015, due to an on-board medical emergency involving a 73-year old male passenger. A medical team met the aircraft upon landing to assist the passenger on-board. However, he was pronounced deceased,” the spokesman told The National.
“We offer our deepest condolences to his family. Hotel accommodation has been arranged for other guests on-board the flight and alternative transportation is being arranged between Vienna and Düsseldorf for tomorrow.”
One of the passengers emailed the newspaper to say the flight had already been delayed for 13 hours in Abu Dhabi.
“After keeping passengers on the plane for more than 13 hours last night, flight EY23 to Düsseldorf has just diverted to Vienna with a passenger receiving CPR from the crew,” the passenger said, in an email to The National.
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