US EditionBrit family ‘wheeled dead grandmother onto London-bound easyJet flight', passengers claim
An 89-year-old British woman with a fit-to-fly certificate died onboard easyJet flight EZY8070, delaying departure from Malaga by about 12 hours, officials said.
- Shortly before departure, crew were informed the 89-year-old British woman had died, and the aircraft was turned back before leaving the runway, delaying the Malaga–Gatwick flight by 12 hours.
- During boarding, the family told boarding staff the 89-year-old British woman was 'just tired' while five relatives wheeled her to rear seats and reassured staff they were doctors, an unnamed passenger witness said.
- Fellow travellers reported that passengers said she appeared dead, "slumped unconscious in a wheelchair," and an on-board doctor confirmed she was dead when seated.
- The co-pilot said he would compile a report using passenger testimonies, easyJet spokesman confirmed the flight returned due to urgent medical assistance, and affected passengers received vouchers despite some complaints.
- Passengers demanded action and voiced outrage online, while the fate of the woman's remains and the family remain unclear.
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The Easyjet airline claims that the 89-year-old woman died on the plane and not before, as several witnesses say.
‘Just tired,’ family told staff; passengers say dead woman was boarded on London boun
Days before the end of 2025, a routine easyJet flight from Malaga to London turned into one of the year’s strangest aviation stories after passengers said an 89 year old British woman was boarded in a wheelchair while already dead
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sabado.ptEasyjet even says that the passenger traveled with two health professionals and that he died inside the plane.
From the time of boarding, something stopped passengers on an EasyJet flight from Malaga (Spain) to London-Gatwick (England). According to information reported by the British media Daily Mail on Friday, 19 December, an 89-year-old British woman on a wheelchair was reportedly boarded while she had already died. According to several testimonies gathered on the spot by our colleagues, the octogenary was taken aboard the aircraft by five members of …
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