{"id":142160,"date":"2023-10-09T08:31:27","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T08:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/?p=142160"},"modified":"2023-10-09T08:31:27","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T08:31:27","slug":"brit-holidaymaker-dies-as-plane-was-preparing-to-take-off-from-costas-airport-after-falling-ill-on-flight-back-to-uk-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/world-news\/brit-holidaymaker-dies-as-plane-was-preparing-to-take-off-from-costas-airport-after-falling-ill-on-flight-back-to-uk-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Brit holidaymaker dies as plane was preparing to take off from Costas airport after falling ill on flight back to UK | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
A BRITISH holidaymaker has died on a plane which was about to leave the UK from a Costa airport.<\/p>\n
The man is understood to have fallen ill while the Jet2 plane, bound for East Midlands Airport, prepared for take-off in Spain.<\/p>\n
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The pilot postponed the plane's departure and called for medical assistance.<\/p>\n
Described locally as a 61-year-old tourist, the unnamed passenger reportedly lost consciousness and was pronounced dead on the aircraft after emergency responders were unable to save his life.<\/p>\n
The tragedy occurred at Reus Airport on Spain\u2019s Costa Dorada, around 65 miles south of Barcelona.<\/p>\n
The aircraft departed nearly seven hours after its scheduled 11.10am departure on Friday, reaching its destination airport just before 6pm local time.<\/p>\n