Passenger dies after medical emergency on Kenya Airways flight before landing in Lagos

A passenger on a Kenya Airways flight from Nairobi to Lagos died after a medical emergency about 20 minutes before the aircraft landed at Murtaza Mohammed International Airport.

The passenger lost consciousness, did not respond to first aid from cabin crew, and passengers said he threatened to open the aircraft door if he could not see the captain and attempted to enter the cockpit; crew members tried to restrain him and secured his seat belt, and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority said police have begun an investigation, while the flight carried about 100 passengers.