Bruno Fernandes hailed 'hero' after 'saving passenger on flight'

Jacque Talbot

• Updated: 13 Nov 2024 08:38 GMT
• 4 min read

Bruno Fernandes has been praised after reportedly saving a passenger on an EasyJet flight.

The fellow traveller experienced a medical emergency and the Manchester United captain came to their aid, reports The Telegraph.

The attacker was on a flight to his home nation, Portugal, ahead of the side's Nations League match at home against Poland on Friday.

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Bruno Fernandes saves the day

The former Sporting CP man took the trip from Manchester to Lisbon along with team-mate Diogo Dalot.

Its's thought that a passenger was then taken ill and “looked like he was passing out” before the United star came in to save the day.

A passenger on the flight told the Telegraph: “Bruno went to the loo at the back of the plane during the flight. [We] suddenly heard a shout for assistance which those within hearing distance looked back, including us as we were toward the back.

“Bruno was holding a gentleman who looked like he was passing out. I don’t know if he lost consciousness or not. Someone else had seen the guy passing them looking like he might have been unwell.

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“Members of the crew rushed to the back to help. There was a spare seat at the back which Bruno helped the gentleman to sit down on.

“He stayed at the back with them and made sure he was OK. It might have been about five to 10 minutes and then he made his way back to his seat but again very unassuming. He wasn’t looking for any attention on himself.”

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She said that once the ordeal was over, Fernandes gladly took a selfie with the passenger. “I praised him for looking after the ill passenger. Honestly if you didn’t know who he was you would have just thought he was any other passenger.”

Fernandes recently marked his 250th appearance for the club by scoring in the club's recent 3-0 win over Leicester City. The occasion also saw the end of Ruud van Nistelrooy’s interim spell in charge, with Ruben Amorim now taking the hot-seat at Old Trafford.