A man aged 51 passed away on a Cathay Pacific flight traveling from Manchester to Hong Kong. The incident occurred during flight CX216, which took off from Manchester Airport at 11:04 am BST on Thursday and landed at Hong Kong International Airport at 6:53 am HKT on Friday (11:53 pm BST on Thursday). Hong Kong authorities were alerted by air traffic control around 6:15 am that a passenger had collapsed on the plane.
An autopsy is currently being conducted to determine the exact cause of the man’s death, identified as Mr. Chen in local reports. Reports suggest that Mr. Chen, an insurance broker who had moved to the UK with his family, had been battling cancer since last year and frequently traveled between Hong Kong and the UK for medical purposes and business.
According to HK01, Mr. Chen informed his wife of feeling unwell during the flight, and she monitored his condition closely. Approximately two hours before landing, she noticed he had become unresponsive. The airline spokesperson confirmed that the crew and an onboard doctor provided immediate assistance to the passenger. Paramedics were also called in to attend to Mr. Chen upon landing.
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