"Everyone on board was very upset."
A flight heading to Manchester had to be diverted to
Cork Airport on Tuesday, January 2, after it was revealed that a passenger had died on board.
The Jet2 flight from Tenerife to Manchester was diverted due to the passenger requiring medical attention.
According to the Mirror, a man had reported to staff that someone had been in the toilet a long time during the flight.
Flight diverted to Cork airport following passenger found dead in bathroom
Speaking to the Mirror, a passenger on the flight said: "My husband reported someone had been in [the] toilet a long time and he thought he was dead. Tragically he was right."
The passenger added: "Everyone on board was very upset by the tragic circumstances."
According to the passenger, as a consequence of the incident, the plane did not land in Manchester until around five hours after their scheduled arrival time.
The flight was due to land in the UK city at 8.30pm, however the diversion to Cork and reboarding onto another plane meant that they arrived at their destination at approximately 1.30am.
A spokesperson for the airline told The Irish Independent: ”Flight LS918 from Tenerife to Manchester diverted to Cork Airport on Tuesday 2nd January, due to a customer requiring medical attention.
"Regrettably, we can confirm that the customer sadly passed away. Our thoughts are with the customer's family and friends at this very difficult time.”
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