Istanbul (Pakistan News)A Turkish Airlines pilot tragically passed away mid-flight due to a heart attack, prompting an emergency landing at a New York airport.
According to daily Pakistan, The incident occurred during a flight from Seattle to Istanbul, the pilot, aged 59, became suddenly ill while the plane was en route, suffering from a heart attack.
when the second pilot feel that something is wrong, he took control and diverted the plane for an emergency landing at New York’s JFK Airport. Despite the crew’s efforts to provide medical assistance to the pilot, he was pronounced as dead.
The pilot, who had been with Turkish Airlines since 2007, recently passed a routine medical examination at the Aviation Medical Center but now passed away during flight. After the necessary procedures were completed, after two hours, the flight continued its journey with single pilot.
The airline and its passengers have expressed their condolences for the pilot’s untimely passing and prayed for departured soul.