Man dies on a flight after becoming extremely violent to another passenger at Aer Lingus Airline

A man died on  EI 485 Flight  at Aer Lingus airline  last night after he began biting another passenger and became unwell after being restrained. Fligh EI 485 was travelling from Lisbon in Portugal to Dublin in Ireland when it was forced to divert and make an emergency landing in Cork, the Irish Mirror reports.

Reports claim the man, believed to be 24 years old, began “biting another passenger” and was later restrained by crew after becoming “extremely violent”.

It is understood the man later became unwell after being restrained and fell into a state of unconsciousness, before being pronounced dead on the flight.

A woman has now been arrested following the incident, it has been reported.

It is unclear if her arrest relates to the man's death, or a separate issue, RTE reported.

Crew broadcast an emergency ‘Pan Pan’ message three times in quick succession and advised air traffic controllers of an incident on board the Airbus A320-200.