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easyJet Passenger Dies on Flight to Lanzarote - Liverpool Echo
A distress signal was issued as the passenger died mid-flight, leading to major delays for the return flight, which landed nearly 8 hours late, officials said.
- On August 25, 2025, an easyJet passenger died aboard Flight EJU4775 from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Lanzarote during the approach to the destination.
- The captain issued a distress alert and the cabin crew followed standard procedures, but the cause of the passenger's death remains unknown with no further details released.
- An eyewitness said the emergency erupted at 35,000 feet as three passengers, including a nurse and a physiotherapist, and crew performed CPR, used a defibrillator and oxygen tank for nearly 50 minutes before the passenger died.
- The return service to Nantes was severely delayed, scheduled to land at 2.45 pm but not arriving until around 11 pm, and after landing police, paramedics and a CID team boarded while passengers received overnight accommodation.
- EasyJet said in a statement that `Our crews are trained to respond to medical emergencies and did everything they could during the flight` and offered full support to the passenger's family.
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EasyJet passenger dies mid-flight to Lanzarote
What was meant to be the start of a holiday in the Canary Islands turned into tragedy this week after a passenger died on board an EasyJet flight to Lanzarote. The incident happened on Tuesday, september 23, during flight EJU4775 from Nantes in western France. The Airbus aircraft was nearing Lanzarote Airport when the medical emergency unfolded. According to the airline… Source
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