The death of a passenger on board Delta Airlines Atlanta-Lagos flight to Lagos and thunderstorm has forced the airline to divert flight to Lome.
The incident which happened on Sunday, April 21, about three hours from landing in Lagos after a customer onboard experienced a medical situation.
BusinessDay learnt that crew and medical doctors onboard attempted aid but were unable to resuscitate the passenger.
“Our thoughts are with the family during this difficult time.The decision was made to continue to Lagos but the aircraft was diverted to Lome due to thunderstorms in the area,” Delta said in a statement.
“The flight took an additional delay in Lome due to refueling and weather.
The flight landed safely in Lagos approximately eight and half hours after scheduled time.”
The aircraft type, A330-200 has 215 passengers onboard.
The airline also stated that all customers have received compensation.
Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha
Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha is the Aviation Correspondent at BusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of BusinessDay Newspapers.
She is also the Deputy Editor, BusinessDay Weekender Magazine, the Saturday Weekend edition of BusinessDay.
She holds a BSC in Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters degree in Marketing at the University of Lagos.
As the lead writer on the aviation desk, Ifeoma is responsible and in charge of the three weekly aviation and travel pages in BusinessDay and BDSunday. She also overseas and edits all pages of BusinessDay Saturday Weekender.
She has written various investigative, features and news stories in aviation and business related issues and has been severally nominated for award in the category of Aviation Writer of the Year by the Nigeria Media Nite-Out awards; one of the Nigeria’s most prestigious media awards ceremonies.
Ifeoma is a one-time winner of the
prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award under the 'Aviation Writer of the Year' Category.
She is the 2025 Eloy Award winner under the Print Media Journalist category.
She has undergone several journalism trainings by various prestigious organisations.
Ifeoma is also a fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.
