A pilot from another airline helped land a Southwest Airlines flight after its captain became 'incapacitated' and required medical attention, according to the airline and radio traffic data.
flight Wednesday after its captain became"incapacitated" and required medical attention, forcing the plane to turn back to Las Vegas, according to the airline and radio traffic data.
In radio traffic archived by the website LiveATC, a person can be heard saying that the captain had started to feel stomach pain and then"fainted or became incapacitated" around five minutes later. The Southwest spokesperson said a credentialed pilot from another airline, who was on board, entered the flight deck and assisted with radio communication as a Southwest pilot flew the aircraft.The plane was able to land safely and an alternate crew took over, operating the flight to Columbus, the spokesperson said.
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