Flight attendant dies following emergency landing in Dublin

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An American Airlines flight attendant has died after the plane she was travelling on made an emergency landing in Dublin.

The American Airlines flight was travelling from Venice (VCE/LIPZ) to Philadelphia (PHL/KPHL) when a female cabin crew member, Carol Wright, unexpectedly collapsed 2 hours into the flight on the 21st of June. Cabin crew members made 'valiant efforts’ to save her life, witnesses reported.

The pilots onboard diverted the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner to Dublin Airport (DUB/EIDW) after declaring a medical emergency and landed on runway 28. As soon as the flight landed, emergency services including airport fire services and paramedics met it on the tarmac.

Ms. Wright was transported to hospital, where she was sadly pronounced dead. 

A passenger reported that after a while the flight was "cancelled", adding he was "not sure of the condition of the flight attendant that fell ill."

An internal American Airlines memo on Twitter posted an update on Carol. It read: "It is with great sadness that we share the sudden passing of PHL-based Flight Attendant and Purser Carol Wright while working a flight this morning".

Aircraft Information:

Airline: American Airlines

Code: AA/AAL

Aircraft: Boeing 787-8

Registration: N883BM

Serial number: 66003

Engines 2 x GEnx-1B
First flew:13/10/2021
Age: 1.8 Year

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