ALERT A passenger died on repatriation flight to London Heathrow

A repatriation flight to London Heathrow declared an emergency and was forced to land in Faro as a passenger died on board.

The Air Tanker Airbus A330 (G-VYGM) was performing a repatriation flight from Accra to London Heathrow on behalf of Titan Airways.

The crew declared an emergency and the flight diverted to Faro, Portugal as a passenger died on board.

The aircraft later departed and landed at Heathrow local time 2234.