A passenger on board a Caribbean Airlines flight has died while on his way to Trinidad and Tobago.

Last Saturday Henry Sebastian Grant was on his way back to Trinidad and Tobago as part of a repatriation flight, when he fell ill and died on board.

Efforts to resuscitate Mr. Grant on board the plane last Saturday failed.

The flight left JFK in New York for Piarco Trinidad.

The CAL flight had to be diverted to Puerto Rico so that help could be provided.

Paramedics and emergency responders boarded the flight in Puerto Rico and sought to revive Mr. Grant but it was too late.

Ninety-nine passengers on board the flight were instructed to disembark and await guidance.

The passengers were subsequently placed at a hotel near the airport until they got word from Caribbean Airlines.

CAL’s Communications Manager, Dionne Ligoure said yesterday the measures taken were in accordance with the protocols in the event of a medical emergency.

There is no official word released to the media, which tells of the cause of death.

Mr. Grant was travelling with his son.