'We have a special bond': British Airways flight attendants save the life of 80-year-old passenger who stopped breathing - and make 'life-long friends' with him and his wife (they even met for lunch in Cape Town)

EXCLUSIVE 'We have a special bond': British Airways flight attendants save the life of 80-year-old passenger who stopped breathing - and make 'life-long friends' with him and his wife (they even met for lunch in Cape Town) Malcolm and Marie, 80, flew into London Heathrow after a 'great holiday' While deplaning, Malcolm became severely unwell on the air bridge Crew Jay and Will performed CPR and used a defibrillator to save his life READ MORE: I moved from Birmingham to Mauritius - it's an absolute dream By Sophie Foster, Deputy Travel Editor For Mailonline Published: 11:16 EDT, 16 June 2024 | Updated: 11:16 EDT, 16 June 2024 e-mail View comments When Malcolm and Marie Hebron, both 80, boarded their British Airways flight from Cape Town to the UK they had no idea that their 'great holiday' was about to become a nightmare. While deplaning, Malcolm became suddenly and severely unwell on the air bridge - and stopped breathing. Thankfully, young flight attendants Jaydon Stanford-Taylor, 22, and Will Spicer, also a couple, were quick to take action and prevent a tragedy.

'I was completely focused on the task - saving a life,' said Jay, as he described performing CPR on Malcolm while his team used a defibrillator and oxygen machine. Since the drama, last year, the four have made an unlikely group of 'life-long friends' with 'a special bond' - they have met for lunch in Cape Town. Read on to hear both sides of the story from that fateful day.

.. Malcolm and Marie Hebron (above), both .