Female passenger suffers fatal heart attack on flight to UK as cops and medics rush to meet jumbo jet at Heathrow
A FEMALE passenger tragically passed away on a flight to the UK today.
The woman suffered a fatal heart attack at 30,000ft during the transatlantic journey to Heathrow Airport.
She had left Houston in the US for the nine-hour United Airlines Flight UA880 to London on Tuesday.
The 51-year-old was travelling in the economy section when she suddenly went into cardiac arrest.
Distraught onlookers, including families with young children, looked on helplessly.
An aviation source said: "This was incredibly upsetting for the entire crew and cabin.
"Passengers were visibly upset at having to witness what happened.";
Police were called to meet the jumbo jet on touchdown at Heathrow Airport after the tragedy onboard.
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Emergency services were waiting to board the aircraft on arrival at Terminal 2 at 07.07am to recover the body and speak to shell-shocked passengers and crew.
Scotland Yard told The Sun: "Police were called at 06:42hrs on Wednesday, 5 October following reports that a 51-year-old woman had died on a flight arriving into Terminal 2 at Heathrow from the United States. Officers attended.
"The woman’s death was unexpected, it has been investigated and is not suspicious.
"Her next of kin are aware and a file will be prepared for the coroner."
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson told The Sun: "We were called at 6:33am today to reports of a passenger having suffered a cardiac arrest onboard a flight due to arrive at Heathrow Airport Terminal 2.
"We sent two cycle paramedics and an incident response officer. Sadly, a woman was pronounced dead at the scene."