Ryanair tragedy as man dies on board flight

A man tragically died on board a flight on Sunday night (November 10). The Ryanair flight from Tirana to Manchester Airport was forced to suddenly divert to London Stansted due to the medical emergency on board.

Emergency crews met the aircraft after landing, including police and paramedics. The man, whose age has not been confirmed, was pronounced dead at the scene.

London Stansted confirmed the flight diverted shortly before 8pm due to the medical emergency on board. The airport confirmed the plane was surrounded by medics and the airport fire service to attend to the passenger.

The flight path shows how the aircraft departed from Albania on Sunday, before flying over Italy, Switzerland and France before making the landing at Stanstead. An air ambulance was also called to the scene.

A spokesperson for the East of England Ambulance Service said: "One ambulance, one Hazardous Area Response Team vehicle, one paramedic car and Essex and Herts Air Ambulance were called to Stansted Airport on Sunday evening following reports of man with a medical emergency on an aircraft."

"Sadly, despite the best efforts of all involved, the man had died at the scene."

A Stansted Airport spokesperson added: "The flight you refer to diverted into London Stansted just before 20.00 last night due to an on-board medical emergency."

"The flight landed safely and was met by medics, airport fire service and ambulance crews. Despite the best efforts of all those responding to the situation, we understand the passenger did unfortunately pass away."

Ryanair has been contacted for a comment.