A Turkish Airlines pilot died after collapsing mid-flight, forcing the passenger plane to make an emergency landing in New York, USA
A pilot has died mid-flight forcing the plane to make an emergency landing.
The Turkish Airlines plane took off from Seattle in the USA last night and was forced to land at New York. It was originally bound for Istanbul before tragedy struck.
An airline spokesman said: “The pilot of our Airbus 350… flight TK204 from Seattle to Istanbul collapsed during the flight.
“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 spokesman added the 59-year-old pilot, who was nit named, had worked for Turkish Airlines since 2007. They added he had passed a medical examination in March, which gave no indication of any health problems.
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