An elderly man was apprehended for attempting to accompany his deceased wife onto a plane while she was seated in a wheelchair at Tenerife South Airport in the Canary Islands. Airport security intervened after observing the woman’s unresponsive state and unusually low body temperature, triggering immediate emergency procedures to address the situation.
Details of the incident were disclosed by the Spanish newspaper Diario de Avisos, with no specific information provided about the couple’s nationality, the date of the event, or the airline involved. According to the report, the man was seen pushing the wheelchair with his wife, initially appearing like a typical elderly couple preparing to travel. However, suspicions arose when security personnel detected abnormalities upon closer inspection.
Upon closer examination, an airport staff member discovered the woman’s condition and alerted authorities, prompting the activation of emergency protocols. The man claimed that his wife had passed away at the airport a few hours earlier, but conflicting reports suggest he may have tried to blame the airport for her death, a matter currently under investigation.
Subsequently, the man was taken into custody by the authorities at the airport and reportedly cooperated during the investigation. Efforts are ongoing to determine the circumstances surrounding the woman’s demise. This incident occurred shortly after a similar event where an elderly woman died on an EasyJet flight from Malaga to London, sparking controversy over her fitness to travel as claimed by the airline.