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Elderly passenger dies aboard Atlanta-bound flight

FILE - In this file photo taken June 13, 2010, a Spirit Airlines airplane sits on the tarmac at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Spirit, a low-fare, high-fees carrier with a clientele of mostly leisure travelers, had by far the worst on-time performance in June 2015 among 14 airlines tracked in a government report released Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015. Only 49.9 percent of its flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, which is the government's definition of being on time. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File) FILE - In this file photo taken June 13, 2010, a Spirit Airlines airplane sits on the tarmac at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Spirit, a low-fare, high-fees carrier with a clientele of mostly leisure travelers, had by far the worst on-time performance in June 2015 among 14 airlines tracked in a government report released Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015. Only 49.9 percent of its flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, which is the government's definition of being on time. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

By Associated Press December 24, 2019 1 min read

ATLANTA (AP) – An elderly passenger died aboard a Spirit Airlines flight traveling from Las Vegas to Atlanta on Tuesday, police said.

The man appears to have died of natural causes, Atlanta police investigator James White said. He did not immediately have additional information, including the man’s age.

Spirit Airlines offered its condolences in a statement that also thanked “crew and medical professionals on board for their quick response to assist.”

The airline said its flight attendants have “in-depth training to respond to medical emergencies.”