EasyJet horror as passenger rushed to hospital with paramedics scrambling to airport runway

An easyJet passenger onboard a plane that landed in Edinburgh was quickly rushed to hospital after a "medical incident" on board. Paramedics were already on scene as easyJet flight EZY811 arrived at Edinburgh Airport from London Gatwick on Monday, February 3 at around 4.25pm. An ambulance and police car were pictured on the tarmac outside Gate 23, and Edinburgh Airport officials also confirmed their fire crews were the first to attend the incident.

Scottish Ambulance Service received a call at 4.25pm before arriving on scene and transporting the patient to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. In a statement, an easyJet spokesperson said the "safety and wellbeing" of their customers is their highest priority. A spokesperson for Edinburgh Airport said: "Members of our fire service were first responders to an incident before the arrival of paramedics from the Scottish Ambulance Service.".

A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We received a call at 16:25 on Monday February 3 to attend an incident at Edinburgh Airport. One ambulance was dispatched to the scene and one patient was transported to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.”. An easyJet spokesperson said: "Flight EZY811 from London Gatwick to Edinburgh on February 3 was met by paramedics after arrival due to a customer onboard requiring medical attention. The safety and wellbeing of our customers and crew is always easyJet’s highest priority.”.

It comes after a passenger died on board an Air France flight returning from Paris last month. Massachusetts state troopers responded to an "unattended death" aboard an Air France flight from the French capital to Boston Logan International Airport on Tuesday, January 14, according to a spokesperson from state police. They added: "The matter remains under investigation by the State Police". The man had suffered a medical emergency, according to reports. Emergency services were seen on the runway at the Boston airport on Tuesday night after the plane had landed.

Last year, another medical emergency saw a Ryanair flight forced to make an emergency landing in London after a man tragically died on board. The flight, from Tirana, Albania, to Manchester Airport, was forced to divert shorlty before 8pm on Sunday, November 10, after having already flown over Switzerland and France. Emergency crews met the aircraft after landing and were joined by police, paramedics and an air ambulance. The man, whose age has not been confirmed, was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.