Shock for passengers

German passenger dies during Lufthansa flight

Tragic incident on a Lufthansa flight from Bangkok to Munich: The health of a 63-year-old passenger had deteriorated rapidly shortly after the plane took off. He eventually died in front of the other passengers.

According to a report in the Swiss media outlet "Blick", the German had not been feeling well even before flight LH773 took off on Thursday evening. "He had cold sweats, was breathing far too quickly and was already apathetic," reported an eyewitness. The man's companion explained that the two of them had to run quickly to catch the plane.

The route of the dramatic flight LH773 is shown in this post: 

Doctor performed brief check before take-off
A flight attendant and the captain finally looked at the man, and the pilot then asked over the loudspeaker whether a doctor was on board. An approximately 30-year-old Pole was called in - after a brief conversation and a pulse measurement, the doctor finally said that the 63-year-old was fit enough for the flight.

Passenger is said to have lost liters of blood
"He was then given some chamomile tea, but he was already spitting blood into the bag that his wife held out to him," said the witness, who is a nurse herself. When the plane took off, the man became visibly worse. Eventually, there was even a gush of blood coming from his mouth and nose. "It was absolute horror, everyone was screaming," reported the witness, who was sitting diagonally behind the victim. The German had lost liters of blood, it was even on the walls.

Despite resuscitation attempts, the passenger died - he was carried to the galley and the pilot turned back towards Bangkok. The traumatized passengers, who had to watch the man's agony, had to wait for several hours at the airport before they were rebooked.