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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
James Tute

BA pilot who died at hotel was due to fly Airbus passenger jet from Egypt to UK

A pilot died at a hotel in Egypt after collapsing shortly before he was due to fly a British Airways plane back to the UK.

Fellow BA flight crew gave first aid to the man in the foyer of their hotel in Cairo after he had a heart attack in his room. They performed CPR but could not save his life.

Their plane, which was due to take off for Heathrow Airport, was delayed by the tragedy but passengers on board were not aware of what was happening.

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