Ryanair staff averted a medical emergency on a flight bound for Dublin Airport on Thursday evening.
Despite having no medical staff on board, the cabin crew acted swiftly to ensure the man’s safety.
According to reports, Flight FR1457 from Brussels to Dublin was halfway through its journey when a passenger passed out and required medical attention.
Passenger Ronan Gingles was on board the flight when the incident happened and commended the quick-thinking by the cabin crew.
The flight returned to land safely in Dublin. He tweeted: “Great work by cabin crew on Ryanair FR1457 from Brussels to Dublin tonight.
“Passenger passed out mid-flight. Glazed eyes. Looked very serious. No doctors on board. They tended to him, reclined him and revived him without panic…Then back to the inflight service…”
Great work by cabin crew on @Ryanair FR1457 from Brussels to Dublin tonight. Passenger passed out mid-flight. Glazed eyes. Looked very serious. No doctors on board. They tended to him, reclined him and revived him without panic…Then back to the inflight service…@deirdreforde
— Ronan Gingles (@GinglesRonan) October 10, 2019
In a statement, a Ryanair spokeswoman wished the passenger well and a speedy recovery adding that staff go through a lot of training to be prepared for situations like that.
