Passenger found dead in airplane seat of Volaris flight after landing in Mexican city of Chiapas
A woman has been found dead at the end of a four hour flight in a shocking discovery by fellow passengers.
A passenger on a Volaris flight from Tijuana to Chiapas in Mexico has been found dead in her seat after fellow passengers found her unresponsive whilst disembarking from the aircraft.
Photos obtained by the New York Post show 28-year-old Abidai Lopez Solis being carried off the aircraft under a white sheet onto the Tapachula International Airport tarmac on October 7.
It is believed she died at some point during the four hour domestic flight while on her way to visit family in southern Mexico.
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The bystanders called for help after she failed to respond, which prompted emergency responders to board the plane and confirm Solis had died.
Airport teams then removed the body from the aircraft before it was taken away for an autopsy and identification.
The autopsy remains ongoing, but preliminary findings suggest the death was linked to a cardiorespiratory arrest.
Members of the deceased’s family formally identified Solis at the state prosecutor’s office in Chiapas on October 8 and have requested her body be returned to Acacoyagua in Chiapas State for funeral arrangements.
Volaris has yet to release a statement on their passenger’s sudden death.
