ALERT KLM Boeing 777 diverted to Shannon for an emergency landing after a passenger died on board

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A passenger has died on KLM flight from Suriname to the Netherlands on Tuesday, January 3.

The KLM flight #KL714 departed from Paramaribo to Amsterdam Schiphol. During the flight, over the Atlantic, a passenger travelling to the Netherlands for medical treatment has died.

He was the medical director of the Suriname Psychiatric Center, and was specialized in treating elderly patients. He reportedly suffered a heart attack during the flight.

His body was removed from the Boeing 777-300ER in Ireland and was transported to a mortuary.

The Boeing 777-300ER (reg. PH-BVP) diverted to Shannon Airport, Ireland early in the morning, landed at 04.00 local time.

The aircraft left Shannon to Amsterdam and landed January 4 at 08.00.

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