A flight attendant suffered a heart attack mid-air and died while working on a flight from Bahrain to Paris last week.
Gulf Air flight attendant Yasser Saleh Al Yazidi was part of the cabin crew on flight GF 19, which left Bahrain at 1:40 a.m. Tuesday.
Tragically, about an hour and a half into the flight, the attendant had a heart attack as the plane flew over Iraq, at an altitude of about 34,000 feet,The flight made an emergency landing in the Iraqi city of Erbil so Yasser could receive medical attention. The plane was met with a medical team on the ground who transported the fallen cabin member to a nearby hospital.The flight attendant was dead by the time the plane had landed in Iraq.The flight was grounded for about four hours at Erbil international airport before passengers were able to continue on their trip to Paris.
A statement released by Gulf Air read: “The national carrier expresses its deepest condolences to the crew member’s family and loved ones, and confirms that the flight resumed to Paris as scheduled.” “Gulf Air reassures that the safety of its passengers and crew comes at the top of its priorities, and thanks the affected flight’s passengers for their patience and understanding,” the statement continued.
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