A Turkish Airlines pilot collapsed and died during a flight, prompting the plane to make an emergency landing in New York City.
Turkish Airlines pilot İlçehin Pehlivan died during a flight from Seattle bound for Seattle A Turkish Airlines plane made an emergency landing in New York after the pilot suddenly fainted and died in the middle of the flight. Flight TK204 departed from Seattle shortly after 7pm on Tuesday for Istanbul but made an unexpected landing at John F Kennedy International Airport at 5.57am on Wednesday, according to FlightAware.
‘As the Turkish Airlines family, we wish God’s mercy upon our captain and patience to his grieving family, all his colleagues and loved ones,’ Üstün said. The passenger plane landed at John F Kennedy International Airport about eight hour after departing The Federal Aviation Administration told The New York Times that ‘one of the pilots suffered a medical emergency’.
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