“Attention Passengers”
NEWARK, New Jersey-
“Attention Passengers, this is your co-pilot speaking. I am sorry to be the bearer of bad news but the pilot of the plane has just passed away. Please do not be alarmed, I assure you I have this plane under control and we will land safety in New Jersey.”
Obviously this announcement was never made on a plane, but the scenario actually happened on Continental Flight 61 from Brussels, Belgium to Newark, New Jersey. During the flight, the plane’s 60 year old captain died of natural causes. Apparently, the flight had a relief pilot that was able to take the controls with another pilot and the plane was able to land safety at 11:49am.
In fact, there was no mention to the passengers about the incident during the flight. There was only an announcement that if there was a doctor on board he was needed for a medical emergency.
The moral of the story: Try to avoid flights where the pilot is going to die in-flight.
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