The passenger who died on a flight back to Liverpool with his two children has been named as dad-of-two Chris Neill, who collapsed in front of his two sons as he disembarked

A passenger who died after falling ill aboard an international flight with his two children from Bulgaria to Liverpool has been pictured for the first time.

Chris Neill, a 40-year-old father, sadly died after becoming unwell on a Jet2 flight from Bulgaria to Liverpool, prompting an emergency landing in Cologne, Germany.

Father-of-two Chris Neill (pictured) was travelling back from Bourgas with sons Reece, 19, and Archie, 8, when he felt unwell on the flight on Monday, September 16.

Chris Neill fell unwell on a flight from Bulgaria to Liverpool.

Chris Neill was on the plane back to Liverpool when he fell ill

He was travelling with his children when he became unwell on the flight

A parent, named only as JS, from Ipswich in Suffolk, has written into the Guardian newspaper consumer affairs section over the fiasco.