Passenger dies on Jet2 flight to Liverpool from Bulgaria forcing plane to make emergency landing in Cologne

A PASSENGER has died connected a formation from Bulgaria to Liverpool.

The Jet2 level was forced to marque an exigency diversion to Cologne, Germany, aft the antheral fell ill.

Flight LS3214 left the metropolis of Burgas soon aft 1pm section clip connected September 16.

Around 2 hours into the UK-bound flight, unit declared an exigency aft a antheral reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest.

Pilots instantly diverted the level to Cologne and rapidly descended to the ground.

But contempt efforts of those connected committee to resuscitate him, the antheral died.

A instrumentality formation to the UK was postponed until aboriginal that evening.

A jet2 spokesperson said: "We tin corroborate that formation LS3214 from Bourgas to Liverpool Johnn Lennon diverted to Cologne connected Monday 16th September, owed to a lawsuit requiring aesculapian assistance. 

"Regrettably, we tin corroborate that the lawsuit sadly passed away. 

"We would similar to widen our heartfelt condolences to the customer's household and friends astatine this precise hard time."