Egypt Air addresses Nigerian passenger’s in-flight death
Egypt Air has responded to the tragic passing of a young Nigerian woman, Remilekun Toyosi Meshioye, during her journey to London on an Egypt Air flight.
Remilekun embarked on her journey from Nigeria to London aboard Egypt Air MS 876, departing from the Murtala Muhammad International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos on Monday.
“It is learned that the young lady was said to have died aboard the flight, and her corpse was allegedly dropped off in Cairo, the Egypt Capital, by the airline,” as reported by Naija News.
In a statement issued by the family of the deceased on Friday, signed by Olufunmilola Olaniyi-Alabi, they requested that the airline release their daughter’s body to them.
Olaniyi-Alabi said, “The airline didn’t inform the family, but rather they got a message from the consular office in Cairo informing them of the death of their daughter on board the flight.”
In response, Egypt Air released a statement on Friday clarifying the sequence of events.
According to the airline’s statement, “When the passenger arrived at the transit area, she reported she was sick. The airport quarantine department was called to check her and decided she needed to be hospitalized.”
“The airport authorities cleared and stamped her into the country and transferred her to the hospital. The Nigerian Embassy in Cairo was contacted (Tarek from the public relations department) and was informed about the case.”
The statement concluded by stating that “More information and the following procedures to bring the body back need to be through the Nigerian Embassy in Cairo.”