Woman dies on Qantas flight from the United States to New Zealand

By ASHLEY NICKEL, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 07:09, 14 April 2026 | Updated: 07:26, 14 April 2026 A woman 'suddenly' died on a Qantas flight from the United States to New Zealand overnight. Police in Auckland were called to attend the 'sudden death' of a woman after the flight landed. Inquiries into the woman's death are underway on behalf of the coroner. Qantas confirmed to local outlet Stuff that a passenger passed during the over 17-hour flight. 'Urgent assistance was provided by crew and doctors onboard but sadly they passed away,' a spokesperson said. 'In line with standard procedure, emergency services met the aircraft as part of the response.' The comments below have been moderated in advance. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.