The man was working on a Gulf Air flight to Paris when he suffered the fatal heart attack (Picture: Pascal Pavani/AFP via Getty Images)

A flight attendant died mid-air after suffering a heart attack while travelling to Paris.

Yasser Saleh Al Yazidi fell ill after the seven and a half hour Gulf Air flight took off from Bahrain.

The pilots were forced to make an emergency landing just a few hours into the journey, in Erbil, Iraq.

They had reached 34,000 feet in the air when the crew member suffered the heart attack, the director of Erbil airport said.

Despite the crew member being taken to hospital immediately after landing, Yasser was pronounced dead on arrival.

The GF-19 aircraft was grounded for four hours before it was able to resume its original journey.

Gulf Air said: ‘The national carrier expresses its deepest condolences to the crew member’s family and loved ones, and confirmed that the flight resumed to Paris as scheduled.

‘GulfAir reassures that the safety of its passengers and crew comes at the top of its priorities, and thanks the affected flight’s passengers for their patience and understanding.’

Pilots were forced to make an emergency landing at Erbil airport, Iraq (Picture: Shutterstock / thomas koch)

A passenger died on an easyJet flight to Gatwick airport two weeks ago.

The man, who looked to be in is 50s, was not waking up, despite the cabin crew using a defibrillator to try and save him.

Two people offered to help but neither were able to do anything more than trained crew members.

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The pilots were forced to make an emergency landing in Iraq.