Brit tourist dies at Spanish airport after collapsing while waiting to board Ryanair plane back to UK

A BRITISH tourist has tragically died inside a Spanish airport as they waited to board a Ryainair flight home to the UK.

The holidaymaker, aged around 60, was pronounced dead after collapsing in the boarding area at Reus Airport on the Costa Dorada coast.

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A Brit has tragically died at Reus Airport in Spain as he waited to board a plane back to the UK[/caption]

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The Brit was due to board a Ryanair flight back to Leeds on Monday night[/caption]

Paramedics and cops rushed to the man’s side but were unable to revive him on Monday night.

He is believed to have died from natural causes, says a police source.

An autopsy is due to be carried out in the coming days.

The tragedy unfolded just minutes before the Brit was due to board a Ryanair flight back to Leeds.

The unnamed man was in Spain receiving treatment for an unknown health issue at a hospital in Tarragona, local media claims.

It comes as a 61-year-old Brit holidaymaker died on a plane last October which was about to leave from the same airport.

The man dramatically fell ill moments after he boarded a Jet2 plane heading to East Midlands Airport.

In September 2019, a 67-year-old Thomas Cook customer died minutes after her plane arrived at Reus Airport.

The woman suffered a cardiac arrest as attempts to save her life with a defibrillator proved unsuccessful.

Earlier this month, a Ryanair flight to Tenerife was forced to be diverted as a result of a “conflictive” passenger.

The flight from Liverpool was forced to emergency land after crew called cops on a holidaymaker as police were seen swarming the Boeing 737 as it landed in Spain.