Flight had to divert to Cork Airport after man died on board
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An aircraft was forced to divert to land at Cork Airport after a passenger died on board.
The tragedy happened on Tuesday on a Jet2 plane, which was en route to Manchester from Tenerife.
It is understood that passengers found the deceased man in the toilet during the flight after they discovered that the door had been locked for an unusually long period.
When they alerted the airline staff, they managed to get the door open before the emergency services were contacted and the aircraft had to land as soon as possible.
The plane was travelling from Tenerife to Manchester but was forced to land at Cork Airport instead.
A spokesperson for the airline told the : ”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.”
It is being reported that the plane did not land in Manchester until around five hours after its scheduled arrival time.
It should have landed in Manchester at 8.30pm.
However, the diversion to Cork and the wait for another plane meant the passengers arrived in Manchester at roughly 1.30am instead.