A plane was forced to divert to an airport deep in the Canadian wilderness after a passenger died midway through an international flight.
The KLM flight left Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam at 10:15am CEST on Sunday and was bound for Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), according to FlightAware.
At around 9.45am MT Canadian authorities were made aware of an unresponsive 34-year-old woman aboard the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner.
Flight data shows the plane touched down at Yellowknife Airport in the Northwest Territories at 9:35am MT.
The woman was then rushed to the hospital, where she died despite efforts from doctors and paramedics.
No further information about the woman was offered in a statement from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
‘The matter remains under investigation at this time, in partnership with the Coroner’s Service,’ the RCMP said.
A KLM flight was forced to divert to an airport deep in the Canadian wilderness after a passenger died midway through an international trip
Pictured: Yellowknife Airport, where the plane had to divert. The airport is in Canada’s Northwest Territories
Pictured: Flight radar shows the diverted path of the aircraft, landing in Canada instead of Los Angeles
A similar incident happened on Sunday night aboard a British Airways flight from London to Nigeria.
The plane, which departed London Heathrow Airport on Sunday night, was due to land at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at around 5am on Monday.
But only two-and-a-half hours into the flight, the pilot was forced to divert the aircraft to Barcelona’s El Prat airport after a Nigerian passenger, said to be in his 80s, fell seriously ill.
According to Nigerian media, the man – who was a retired air vice marshal – had been in the UK for cancer treatment and was returning to his home country when he died onboard the BA plane.
The emergency landing sparked chaos among passengers, reportedly leading to a pregnant woman suffering a medical episode.
No further information was provided about the woman and her condition remains unclear.
