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Passengers were shaken during a recent international flight after a Airplane to England Made an emergency stop in Greece this weekend, citing a “medical emergency”.
Easyjet, a low-cost airline based in the United Kingdom, operated a Hurghada, Egypt flight in Manchester on February 8, when the plane pilot suddenly collapsed.
A passenger told Manchester Evening News that the pilot collapsed about two hours after the flight start. Travelers initially ignored that the incident involved the pilot.
“At the beginning, we thought it may have been a passenger because there was nothing to say, apart from the cries asking if someone is medically trained, where some passengers got up and helped The crew cabin “, the passenger, who preferred to remain anonymous, said.
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An Easyjet Airbus A320 passenger plane makes a final approach to land on the track of Athens International Airport in Greece. (Nicolas Economicou / Nurphoto via Getty Images / Getty Images)
“The following call was of the cabin crew to advise that it was the captain / pilot who was looking for medical care and who fell badly and we will be updated again with what was going to happen,” added The traveler. “At this point, the passengers began to become quite worried and anxious, including myself, knowing that he was a pilot and not the passenger.”
“The journey began to become very harsh and scary.”
Easyjet confirmed the incident in a declaration to people, noting that the co -pilot was able to divert the theft and land safely in Athens.
“The first officer carried out a routine landing in accordance with standard operational procedures and the plane was respected by paramedical paramedics in Athens,” said the spokesperson.
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Easyjet apologized for the disadvantages caused by the incident. (Joan Valls / Urbanandsport / Nurphoto via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Easyjet also apologized for the disadvantages caused by the incident because the flight was delayed overnight.
“We have everything possible to minimize the impact of the disruption and organized hotel rooms and meals, if applicable,” said the press release. “We would like to apologize to passengers for the drawbacks caused and thank them for their patience and understanding.”
Easyjet made the headlines Last year, when the panicked passengers were forced to evacuate the emergency slides of an aircraft after a Explosion of the vape pen.
An Easyjet Airbus A320-214 is preparing for takeoff on the track in Spain. (Joan Valls / Urbanandsport / Nurphoto via Getty Images / Getty Images)
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“I could feel and see smoke coming to us from the front of the plane, so I asked my father:” Does this protocol? “” Said a Storyful passenger at the time. “Then, a girl sank into the aisle with a bag, with smoke, then there was a cracking noise, which was the sound of the flames, which caused panic.”
Fox Business contacted Easyjet to comment.
Michael Dorgan from Fox Business contributed to this report.
