Manchester United playmaker Bruno Fernandes was hailed for his quick thinking to aid a passenger who had been taken ill during a flight to Lisbon, with the Portuguese star calling for help after noticing he had passed out
Manchester United playmaker Bruno Fernandes was hailed for his quick thinking to aid a passenger who had been taken ill during a flight to Lisbon, with the Portuguese star calling for help after noticing he had passed out Manchester United playmaker Bruno Fernandes was hailed for his quick thinking to aid a passenger who had been taken ill during a flight to Lisbon, with the Portuguese star calling for help after noticing he had passed out
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes rushed to the aid of a stricken passenger on an easyJet flight to Lisbon.
Fernandes had been travelling back to his home country with United team-mate and fellow Portugal international Diogo Dalot on Monday before noticing a man had passed out towards the back of the plane.
The 30-year-old is said to have rushed over to him before calling out: “Excuse me! We need help! Excuse me! We need help!”
Passenger Susanna Lawson recounted the story after boarding the flight to travel to a business summit in Lisbon, hailing the playmaker for his quick actions to help the passenger.
“Bruno was holding a gentleman who looked like he was passing out,” she told Business Cloud. “I don’t know if he lost consciousness or not.
“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 himself.”
A United insider said it was no surprise Fernandes came to the aid of his fellow passenger, citing the star’s humility and compassion, despite his star status and high profile.
“That’s typical of Bruno,” said the United insider. “He’s not one to look away when such a situation happens, he’s one to show leadership and care, and to help in any way he can.”
The day before, Fernandes had captained United in their 3-0 win over Leicester at Old Trafford, his 250th appearance for the club since joining from Sporting Lisbon in 2020 for a fee of £67million.
Fernandes has been in top form for United in recent weeks, scoring four times and assisting twice in the four games since Erik ten Hag was sacked.
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