An investigation has been launched after a disabled passenger died on Wednesday, Gatwick Airport said.
The unidentified male passenger with reduced mobility (PRM) reportedly fell on Wednesday afternoon when going up an escalator to the London airport’s north terminal after he decided to get off an EasyJet plane on his own instead of waiting for assistance, a Gatwick Airport spokesperson told the BBC.
At the time of the incident, a staff member of Wilson James, an aviation service contractor, was helping another PRM, who’s reportedly the wife or partner of the deceased passenger.
EasyJet said its cabin crew members had provided medical assistance to the passenger while waiting for paramedics before he “sadly later passed away.”…