Bangladeshi passenger dies on flight to Hong Kong
September 18, 20241 Min Read

Jumbangla Desk: A Bangladeshi passenger has died inside the flight from Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, to Hong Kong. The 47-year-old passenger collapsed mid-flight and was later pronounced dead .

An autopsy has been announced for the Bangladeshi passenger who died in this incident. Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported this information in a report on Wednesday (September 18).

According to the report, a 47-year-old Bangladeshi passenger died on a Cathay Pacific Airways flight from Dhaka to Hong Kong.

Hong Kong police said they received a report shortly after 8 a.m. on Wednesday that the man had slumped to his death on flight CX662 from the Bangladeshi capital.

Officers pronounced the man dead at the scene, police said, adding that an autopsy would be conducted to determine the cause of death.

According to airport authorities, the flight left Dhaka at 2 pm local time and arrived in Hong Kong at 7:49 am on Wednesday.

Earlier this month, a German passenger collapsed and died shortly before take-off on a Cathay Pacific Airways flight from Hong Kong to Mumbai.

Basically, after he collapsed, the flight crew rushed to give first aid to the 71-year-old passenger. The man was later declared dead after being taken to hospital.