A unique “red call” was issued for a easyJet co-pilot who fainted last week on a flight from London to Portugal. Doctors met the plane as it landed carefully with 193 passengers on board.
After becoming ill as the plane approached Lisbon Airport, the second officer was taken to Santa Maria Hospital in Lisbon for care. A uncommon’ red notice,’ which mandates a halt of operations as a safety measure, was issued during the clinical incident on the Airbus A320, reported American online newspaper The Independent.
A spokeswoman for easyJet said that the journey EZY2459 from Luton to Lisbon was met by the doctors upon landing because a captain part felt unwell.
” The Captain frequently landed the trip in accordance with procedures, and people normally disembarked. At no stage was the health of the journey compromised”.
” The safety and welfare of passengers and crew is easyJet’s highest goal”.
The incident caused an nearly three-hour wait for people on the gain flight to London Luton. For security reasons, two pilots must be present in the pilot on commercial airlines in accordance with industry standards.
Not the first captain to experience mid-flight sickness. In October, both the skipper and co-pilot of a British Airways flight experienced a similar topic after detecting a “foul fragrance” while flying at 30, 000 feet.
On the morning of October 19th, the British Airways event occurred on the BA Shuttle 13C traveling from London to Newcastle. The flight landed at Heathrow at approximately 9.14 am ( local time ) and was met by emergency services.
The planes were evaluated by medical personnel before being taken to the hospital by dangerous answer authorities due to smoke ingestion after arriving at BA’s Crew Report Center.
