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Emergency in the air! Turkish Airlines pilot dies during flight

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Emergency in the air! Turkish Airlines pilot dies during flight

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Turkish Airlines pilot died in flight on a route from Seattle (USA) to Istanbul and an aircraft controlled by another pilot and co-pilot, made an emergency landing in New York without incident, according to the Turkish airline.

As airline spokesman Yahya Ustun wrote in X, the Airbus 350-900 took off from Seattle, in the northwestern United States, on Tuesday evening and was en route to Istanbul when “the pilot lost consciousness mid-flight.”

The crew tried unsuccessfully to revive him,” so the decision was made to make an emergency landing, but the pilot “died before landing”he added.

The 59-year-old pilot had worked for Turkish Airlines since 2007 and underwent a medical examination in March last year. did not reveal any health problemsUstun wrote.

The landing took place at JFK Airport in New York, three hours after a medical incident aboard Turkish Airlines flight TK204, according to digital media outlet AirLive.

EFE

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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