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Passenger dies after medical emergency on Virgin flight

written by Jake Nelson | July 29, 2024
Victor Pody shot this Virgin Australia 737-800 in Melbourne.

A passenger has died after a medical emergency on board a Virgin Australia flight on Monday morning.

The woman reportedly collapsed on board VA308 from Brisbane to Melbourne at around 9:30am, with medical experts administering CPR in-flight.

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Despite being rushed off the plane after it was granted priority landing in Melbourne at 10:15am, with emergency crews waiting on the tarmac, the woman later passed away.

Authorities are not treating the death as suspicious.

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