Shocked passengers sit alongside a DEAD BODY after diabetic passenger dies during flight home from holiday in Turkey 

  • Female passenger fell ill on Azur Air flight from Antalya,Turkey to Moscow 
  • She suffered a diabetic seizure and forgot to take insulin in carry-on bag
  • Cabin crew were unable to help her and she died mid-air during the flight
  • They then lay down her body in the aisle among the other passengers 

By Jennifer Newton for MailOnline

Published: 09:10 EST, 11 October 2016 | Updated: 10:01 EST, 11 October 2016

Shocked airline passengers were forced to sit alongside a dead body after a fellow traveller died mid-air while flying home from a holiday in Turkey.

The 50-year-old woman, who has not been named, is said to have suffered a diabetic seizure just 45 minutes into the Azur Air flight to Moscow from the popular resort of Antalya. 

But as her condition deteriorated on board the Boeing 757 aircraft, cabin crew discovered there was little they could do, as she forgot to bring her insulin in the cabin.

Shocked airline passengers were forced to sit alongside a dead body covered by a blanket after a fellow traveller died mid-air while flying home from a holiday in Turkey

Shocked airline passengers were forced to sit alongside a dead body covered by a blanket after a fellow traveller died mid-air while flying home from a holiday in Turkey

It is believed that the woman's husband, who was also unnamed, said she packed the medication in her checked-in luggage because she believed she wouldn't need it.

He added that she had just given herself a shot of the medicine an hour before the flight and that neither of them anticipated that her condition would worsen suddenly.

It is also thought that the woman was also suffering from acute heart failure in the lead up to her death.

Flight attendants then had no option but to lie the victim down in the aisle and cover her over with a blanket after she passed away.

The captain of the flight also decided to fly directly to Moscow instead of making an emergency landing.

The woman is believed to have suffered acute heart failure leading to her death.

The 50-year-old woman, who has not been named, is said to have suffered a diabetic seizure just 45 minutes into the Azur Air flight to Moscow from the popular resort of Antalya

The 50-year-old woman, who has not been named, is said to have suffered a diabetic seizure just 45 minutes into the Azur Air flight to Moscow from the popular resort of Antalya

The event of a mid-flight death is one of small probability when taking into account the vast number of daily passengers, but major airlines usually have plans in place to deal with such unexpected tragedies.

Some cabin crew are ordered, for example, to move the deceased to empty rows in first or business class sections of the plane, while larger planes are even equipped with a 'corpse cupboard' so flight attendants can keep the body out of sight.

Meanwhile people with diabetes can take insulin with them onto aircraft despite tight new security restrictions.

Passengers are required to show a letter from their doctor explaining they need to carry insulin and/or syringes on board.

BODY OF A NEWBORN BABY IS FOUND IN AIRCRAFT TOILET

FILE -- In this Nov. 4, 2015 file photo, a Boeing 787 airplane purchased by Qatar Airways is shown during a delivery ceremony in Everett, Wash. Qatar Airways, one of the Middle East's biggest carriers, announced Sunday, July 10, 2016, net profits of $445 million in 2016, up from $103 million the previous year. It says the airline's revenue rose from $9.3 billion in 2015 to $9.6 billion. Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Akbar Al-Baker said it was the 19-year-old airline's best fiscal year to date. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

 The body of a newborn baby has been found in the toilet of a Qatar Airways plane after it arrived in Indonesia from Doha (file picture) 

The body of a newborn baby has been found in the toilet of a plane after it arrived in Indonesia from Doha.

The grim discovery was made late on Sunday by cleaners as they moved through the Qatar Airways flight its arrival at the main international airport serving Jakarta.

The body was estimated to be between five and seven months old and staff found it wrapped in tissue paper, airport police said.

A female passenger - an Indonesian migrant worker - was taken for a medical checkup before being transferred to a police hospital in East Jakarta for further tests. Police are waiting to question her.

Officials did not say what relationship she had to the baby.

A police spokesman said: 'If the results of the doctor's examination shows she is fit for questioning, then she will be brought to the airport police to answer inquiries, and account for her (alleged) actions.'

It is not yet clear if the woman will face criminal charges, the official added.

Middle Eastern countries like Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain are major destinations for Indonesian domestic workers, particularly women who work as maids and send money home to their families.

 

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