A plane made an emergency landing at Sofia Airport because of a dead passenger on board, the airport confirmed for bTV. The man is a British citizen, the Ministry of the Interior announced.
The plane landed around 12 noon. She is with Pegasus Airlines.
The report of a man without a pulse was received at 12:02 in the Emergency Department. On the spot, the team found the death of a 54-year-old man.
The plane was flying from Izmir, Turkey, to London Stansted Airport when the pilot raised the alarm.
The plane received permission to land in Sofia, the passengers remained on board, and investigators established the cause of the passenger’s death.
According to the initial information, it is a matter of natural death – cardiac arrest.
The plane took off again at 16:32 with the remaining passengers on board.
2024-01-04 15:14:08
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