A Southwest Airlines flight from Las Vegas to Columbus, Ohio was forced to turn around Wednesday when a pilot required medical attention and another pilot...
that the captain “became incapacitated while enroute” and was in the back of the aircraft with a flight attendant and required an ambulance immediately.A nurse was onboard the aircraft helped care for the pilot, Southwest confirmed. Southwest said it is standard protocol for our flight crews to request assistance from traveling medical personnel, if there happens to be any on board, during medical events.
The plane turned around over southern Utah and landed back at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas about 77 minutes after it took off, according to Flightaware.com. Southwest confirmed“We commend the crew for their professionalism and appreciate our customers’ patience and understanding regarding the situation,” said Chris Perry,Southwest fell short for on-time arrivals in 2022 at 73.18%, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
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