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title: "Foreign Man Passes Away On KL-Sydney MAS Flight Due To Medical Emergency"
url: https://weirdkaya.com/foreign-man-passes-away-on-kl-sydney-mas-flight/
date: 2026-09-18
modified: 2026-09-18
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author: "Sarah Yeoh"
description: "A 58-year-old Indian national has died while on a Malaysian Airlines (MAS) flight from KL to Sydney on Wednesday (Sept 16). According to news.com.au, the victim suffered an asthma attack..."
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  - "Malaysia Airlines"
  - "medical emergency"
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# Foreign Man Passes Away On KL-Sydney MAS Flight Due To Medical Emergency

## TL: DR

- **Malaysian Airlines Flight:** A 58-year-old Indian national passes away after suffering an asthma attack on an eight-hour flight from KL to Sydney on Sept 16.
- **On-Board Medical Response:** MAS confirms that three nurses, a doctor, and a cabin crew member perform CPR on the passenger before the doctor pronounces him dead.
- **New South Wales Police:** Officers respond to the Sydney Airport international terminal at 5.50pm and take no further action after finding nothing suspicious.

##### A 58-year-old Indian national has died while on a Malaysian Airlines (MAS) flight from KL to Sydney on Wednesday (Sept 16).

According to [news.com.au](https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/incidents/passengers-and-crew-rush-to-help-as-man-dies-on-sydneybound-flight/news-story/8e0bcb4ec4d27b067a0caebce747c8c5), the victim suffered an asthma attack during the eight-hour flight, which landed at Sydney Airport at 7.43pm local time.

New South Wales Police later confirmed they were called to the international terminal about 5.50pm after being told that the victim had a medical emergency.

![MAS plane](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/MAS-plane-1.jpg)Photo via [FB/Malaysia Airlines](https://www.facebook.com/malaysiaairlines)

However, no further action was carried by police as they found nothing suspicious in the victim's death.

## MAS' statement

Meanwhile, MAS confirmed the incident, with its spokesperson saying that efforts to resuscitate the victim during the flight had failed.

It added that three nurses, a doctor and a cabin crew member on board rushed to the victim's side and performed CPR after the emergency occurred.

Unfortunately, the victim was eventually pronounced dead by the doctor on-board.

![Man performing CPR](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/man-performing-cpr.png)For illustration purposes only. Photo via Canva

The airline also extended its condolences to the victim's family and apologised to passengers who were affected by the incident.

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