An Argentine woman died during Iberia flight IB2601 from Barcelona to Buenos Aires Ezeiza.
A 46-year-old Argentine woman has died in mid-flight between Barcelona and Buenos Aires, according to the Argentine media Clarín.
The events took place on July 28th, 2023, when the woman was flying with her daughter and suffered a decompensation during the journey.
The flight was operated by LEVEL on board an Airbus A330-200 (reg. EC-NNH).
At first it was thought that she was suffering panic two hours to go before landing, but the crew of IB2601 quickly began cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) maneuvers.
The flight landed at 10:15, but upon arrival in Buenos Aires it was found that she had already died .
The sources indicated that the captain of the aircraft notified the Ezeiza Control Tower, about 40 minutes before landing, that they had died (deceased passenger) and the protocols provided for these cases were activated once they landed.