Turkish Airlines: A pilot of the airline died during the flight and had to make an emergency landing in New York
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- Author, Paul Kirby
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A Turkish Airlines pilot died during a flight from Seattle to Istanbul, Turkey, on the northwest coast of the United States.
captain ilsehin wrestlerThe 59-year-old man fell and was taken over by a second pilot and a co-pilot, according to an airline spokesperson on social network X.
“When first aid to our captain failed, the cabin crew…decided to make an emergency landing, but he died before landing,” Yahya Ustun said.
The Airbus A350 landed in New York and arrangements were made to transfer passengers to Turkey.
Flight TK204 took off from Seattle shortly after 7:00 pm (local time) on Tuesday.
Looks like the pilot felt bad While they were flying over the Nunavut territory of CanadaBefore his comrades took command and headed for John F. Kennedy Airport.
The airline said the wrestler had flown with Turkish Airlines since 2007 and had undergone a routine medical checkup in early March, which found no health problems that could affect his work.
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Turkey’s air traffic controllers’ union, TATCA, said the pilot had served the aviation community for many years and expressed its condolences to his family, friends and colleagues.
The cause of his death was not immediately revealed.
Pilots have to undergo medical examination every 12 monthsWhereas those above 40 years of age will have to renew their medical certificate every six months.
In 2015, a 57-year-old American Airlines pilot collapsed and died during a night flight from Phoenix to Boston.
The first officer took command and made an emergency landing in Syracuse.
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