The co-pilot was rushed to hospital in Lisbon immediately after the flight landed.
An easyJet flight had an emergency landing after a rare 'red alert' caused by the co-pilot on the aircraft fainting mid-air.
A red alert is a mandatory halt of operations as a safety measure on a plane. The alert is usually signalled to protect passengers and staff onboard the flight. Local reports at the time said the flight diversion was the result of the pilot suffering an “indisposition”, and led to an identical red alert being activated before the Airbus A320 was landed safely. EasyJet said in a comment at the time: “easyJet can confirm that flight EZY6469 from London Gatwick to Agadir on 21 April diverted to Faro due to the First Officer requiring medical assistance.
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