A Turkish Airways flight made an emergency touchdown at New York’s JFK early Wednesday after the captain died onboard, airline officers stated.
The Airbus A350-900 was heading from Seattle to Turkish capital Istanbul when it made an excessive flip towards the Massive Apple, knowledge from flight monitoring web site FlightAware exhibits.
The 59-year-old pilot “collapsed” through the flight, airline spokesman Yahya Ustun wrote on X.
“After an unsuccessful try to present first assist, the flight crew of one other pilot and a co-pilot determined to make an emergency touchdown, however he died earlier than touchdown,” the spokesperson stated.
The aircraft landed safely at JFK airport shortly earlier than 6 a.m.
The pilot had labored for Turkish Airways since 2007 and had simply handed a medical examination in March that confirmed no well being issues, Ustun stated.
