Family of man who died on Jet2 flight recount horror moment dad, 40, 'fell ill'

Chris Neill, 40, was flying backmost from vacation with his 2 children erstwhile helium took sick connected the Jet2 formation from Burgas, Bulgaria, to Liverpool John Lennon Airport

The household of a begetter who tragically passed distant connected a Jet2 flight to Liverpool John Lennon Airport is present raising funds to bring his assemblage location aft the formation was forced to onshore successful Germany. The flight, which departed from Burgas, Bulgaria, astir 1pm section clip connected Monday, September 16, had to marque an exigency landing successful Cologne, Germany, owed to a rider experiencing a suspected cardiac arrest.

It has since been revealed that the rider was Chris Neill, 40, who was returning from holiday with his children erstwhile helium suffered the aesculapian episode. During the flight, helium was moved to the beforehand of the level and fixed an oxygen disguise earlier the level landed.

After landing, Chris managed to locomotion disconnected the level and down the steps onto the runway. However, earlier helium reached the concrete, the Runcorn father-of-two collapsed, believed to person suffered a terrible heart attack. By the clip helium was taken into the waiting ambulance, helium had sadly passed away.

Chris's father, Mal Neill, flew to Germany the adjacent time to cod his grandchildren, Reece, 19, and Archie, eight, pursuing the incident. He past sent them backmost to the UK portion helium liaised with the coroner, reports .

Speaking to the Liverpool Echo a week aft the tragic event, Mal explained however Chris believed helium had question security done his bank, Halifax, but it had really expired. This means the household is present urgently fundraising to repatriate Chris's assemblage backmost to the UK.

Devastated Mal has recounted the chilling events: "On the formation backmost helium felt sick and they didn't cognize what was wrong. They landed successful Germany connected their mode backmost and arsenic helium was helped down the stairs helium collapsed. He was dormant erstwhile they got him successful the ambulance.

"His eldest lad rang Chris's mum to archer her what happened and I flew retired arsenic soon arsenic possible. I can't praise Jet2 capable for however they dealt with it all. The kids were taken disconnected the formation and Jet2 enactment them up successful a edifice and tried to find them a formation location the adjacent day.

"I went consecutive to Manchester Airport due to the fact that I unrecorded successful Morecambe and conscionable asked for the archetypal formation retired to Germany, they didn't person immoderate flights to Cologne truthful I flew to Dusseldorf. I past went to Cologne and managed to get Reece and Archie backmost to the UK portion I stayed retired determination to effort and benignant things out."

Mal, aged 68 and a retired Merseyside Police officer, lovingly reflected connected Chris who hailed from Ellesmere Port and aboriginal moved to Runcorn, saying: "He was a staunch Everton instrumentality and brought his children up arsenic Everton fans. He lived beingness to the afloat and helium was bubbly. He was 6ft 4in and went to the gym each day, helium was massive. He lived for his children and erstwhile I was going done photos for the GoFundMe determination are truthful galore of him and his sons."

Ending connected a heartfelt note, Mal added, "He was afloat of fun, bubbly, helium would bash thing for anybody. I cognize radical accidental that erstwhile idiosyncratic dies but helium would have. He was truly liked by everyone."

His household are present fundraising for his repatriation, with Mal and his household estimating it would outgo arsenic overmuch arsenic £15,000 to wage for coroner bills successful Germany, the repatriation and for his ceremonial successful England. For much accusation oregon to donate, click here.