A 73-year-old Kuwaiti national passed away on a Kuwait Airways flight to London last Wednesday, the national airlines said on Saturday. The citizen passed away an hour and a quarter after the plane take-off in Kuwait. He was flying to London for medical treatment, said Khaled Al-Kheleifi, the manager of public relations, in a statement. The Kuwaiti was accompanied by family members and a nurse. Three on-board doctors tried in vain to salvage his life when his health sharply deteriorated, he said. The captain, after determining death of the citizen, decided to proceed with the flight and notified Heathrow Airport authorities of the case. Due to his early notification, they arranged hasty flight-back home for the deceased.