Carrier Claims Incidents Were Unrelated
A British Airways (BA) flight from Miami to London was the scene
of two unrelated deaths, which caused the diversion of the aircraft
on its way to London's Heathrow airport. BA flight 208 was heavily
delayed after a female passenger suffered what appeared to be a
fatal heart attack, prompting an unscheduled stop in Halifax, Nova
Scotia.
Unfortunately, paramedics were unable to save her. After the
flight had resumed, crew members were forced to deal with another
death, this time in the rear of the aircraft, as a male traveler
passed away of suspected meningitis. Witnesses said the rear
portion of the plane was curtained off before other passengers
learned of the male passenger's death.