Passenger in his sixties has a heart attack and dies in the middle of a 14-hour Philippines Air flight from Manila to LA

A man in his sixties suffered a heart attack and died in the middle of a 14-hour flight from Manila to Los Angeles.

The male passenger suffered a cardiac arrest around two-and-a-half hours before the Philippines Air flight PR102 landed at LAX on Tuesday evening, as reported

Doctors and nurses who were on the flight at the time performed CPR on the ailing passenger, but he was pronounced dead before their plane reached the United States.

His official time of death was 7.17pm PST, but sources said he died in the air.

A passenger saw commotion near the toilets in the middle of their journey.

They told news air stewards carried the unconscious man to business class.

After landing, passengers were asked to stay seated.

LAPD and fire department boarded the plane.

An announcement was made asking any doctors or nurses who assisted in medical emergency to remain in the cabin.

They also asked doctors and nurses to stay on board.

The medical emergency took place approximately two and a half hours before landing, when the flight was over the Pacific.

Los Angeles Fire Department and LAX Police confirmed to DailyMail.com that the passenger was pronounced dead a short time after landing.

His nationality is not known.

He was believed to have been travelling alone.

DailyMail.com has reached out to Philippines Air for comment.

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