Eurowings,A passenger dies while traveling by plane from Germany to Egypt

A passenger has died during a flight from Cologne-Bonn airport to the Egyptian resort of Hurghada.

According to foreign media reports, there was a medical emergency on the flight and a male passenger received immediate medical attention from the cabin crew on board, a Eurowings spokesman said on Sunday.

The crew decided to stop at the next possible airport, the company spokesman said.

At Klagenfurt airport, the passenger immediately received emergency medical attention, he said.

“Unfortunately, the passenger died on the spot. Eurowings extends its deepest sympathies and condolences to the family,” the spokesperson said.

He did not want to comment on other details.

According to Bild newspaper, the passenger was 71 years old and came from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

On board the Airbus A320 were 178 passengers, as well as six crew members.

The aircraft with flight number EW 5110 flew from Klagenfurt to Cologne-Bonn Airport. The passengers were put up in a hotel until Sunday and set off again on Sunday morning. /Telegraph/