A lady has died on board a Qatar Airways flight en path to Sydney.
The 60-year-old, travelling on flight QR908 from Doha to Sydney on Friday afternoon, was present in an unresponsive state roughly midway by means of the 14-hour journey.
A spokesperson for NSW police confirmed the lady had died after they attended the scene at roughly 5pm on Friday.
“On arrival, police found a 60-year-old woman deceased on the aircraft,” the spokesperson stated.
“Police will prepare a report for the information of the Coroner.”
Separately, a spokesperson for Qatar Airways shared condolences to the lady’s household.
“Regrettably, the lady could not be revived,” the spokesperson stated.
“Our thoughts are with the family at this difficult time.”
It is known crew members tried to revive the passenger, performing CPR and utilizing a defibrillator.
The flight landed in Sydney about 4.47pm on Friday.
Originally printed as 60-year-old girl dies on Qatar flight en path to Sydney
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
