The woman, named locally as Janice McNeill, is understood to have fallen ill after boarding the Ryanair plane. Passengers were asked to leave the plane as attempts were made to revive her. A spokesman for Spanish airport operator AENA confirmed a Ryanair flight due to leave Palma for Edinburgh at 12.10pm local time had been delayed because of the death of a passenger. A Ryanair spokesman said: "This flight from Palma to Edinburgh (22 May) was delayed ahead of take-off after a customer became ill prior to departure. In March, Brit expat Ann Rudkin died on an EasyJet flight from Gatwick as it landed in Malaga .

Source: Daily Mirror May 22, 2019 16:07 UTC