The man suffered a cardiac arrest on the flight

A passenger has died after falling ill on a aboard an international flight travelling from Bulgaria to Liverpool.

The flight from Burgas, Bulgaria, to Liverpool John Lennon Airport, was forced to divert to Germany after a passenger on board suffered a suspected cardiac arrest

The flight was forced to divert to Germany after the passenger suffered a suspected cardiac arrest

The Boeing 737 was on its way from Burgas to Liverpool when an emergency was declared about two hours into the flight, forcing the pilots to land in Cologne.

The Jet2 flight was heading to the UK from Bulgaria

Around two hours into the flight from Burgas, Bulgaria, to Liverpool, the crew declared an emergency due to a medical situation involving a man on board.