Passenger in his 50s dies onboard an EasyJet flight from Cyprus to Gatwick airport

A man in his 50s has died onboard an EasyJet flight from Cyprus to London Gatwick Airport.

Passengers grew concerned when a dark-haired traveller, who appeared to be on his own, wasn’t waking up.

Urgent attempts to resuscitate the passenger using a defibrillator proved unsuccessful.

The flight- EZY8454 – left the Greek island at around 2.20 pm local time, and fear for the man’s health was sparked around an hour and a half into the journey.

A man in his 50s has died onboard an EasyJet flight from Cyprus to London Gatwick Airport. (Stock image)

When the plane passed over Paris at around 4.30 pm, the captain confirmed that there had been a ‘medical incident’ and asked everyone to treat the dead man with dignity. 

Passengers were held when they landed at Gatwick while paramedics boarded the plane and pronounced the man dead.