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Shock, as pilot collapses, dies in the air while carrying passengers

News Express |9th Oct 2024 | 3,502
Shock, as pilot collapses, dies in the air while carrying passengers




A Turkish Airlines pilot died after collapsing mid-flight, forcing the Turkish national carrier to make an emergency landing in New York, the airline said on Wednesday.

The plane had taken off from the western US coastal city of Seattle on Tuesday evening, airline spokesman Yahya Ustun wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

“The pilot of our Airbus 350… flight TK204 from Seattle to Istanbul collapsed during the flight,” he wrote.

“After an unsuccessful attempt to give first aid, the flight crew of another pilot and a co-pilot decided to make an emergency landing, but he died before landing.”

The 59-year-old pilot, who had worked for Turkish Airlines since 2007, had passed a medical examination in March, which gave no indication of any health problems, Ustun wrote. (AFP: Text, Excluding Headline)

Comments

Sunday Jacob

9th, Oct, 2024

Thank God for the emergency safe landing. May God forgive his short comings and grand him eternity.

Bede Manufor

9th, Oct, 2024

Death is inevitable and nobody knows the time it might come. May God grant him eternal life.

Fatima Mohamed

9th, Oct, 2024

Kullun nafsin zaikatul maut meaning every soul shall taste death

Ihezie Peter

9th, Oct, 2024

This life is a mystery that everyone must experience. May his soul Rest In Peace

Thomas Ayan

9th, Oct, 2024

Death has become the inescapable aspect of human life and nobody knows how & when. May the Almighty God grant his soul tranquility in eternity.amen.

Abubakre Kudirat

10th, Oct, 2024

Almighty Allah forgive his short comings and grant him eternal life.

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