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UK-Bound Jet2 Flight Makes Emergency Landing as Pilot 'Has Heart Attack Mid-Air'
The aircraft landed safely after the first officer took control, and 220 passengers were stranded in Portugal for over 13 hours, witnesses said.
- On Thursday, Jet2 Flight LS1266 from Tenerife to Birmingham diverted to Porto Airport after a pilot became unwell, with a spokesperson confirming the diversion was "due to one of the pilots feeling unwell."
- Cabin crew members were visibly distressed, asking the 220 passengers aboard whether anyone had medical training as the aircraft descended rapidly for an emergency landing.
- Video footage captured the aircraft landing safely in Porto at 2.11am on Friday, where emergency services met the flight and treated the pilot.
- One passenger revealed, "We were stranded in Portugal for over 13 hours without accommodation," claiming travellers were denied exit from the aircraft for over an hour.
- Jet2 dispatched a pilot from Manchester to assist in bringing travellers home, offering complimentary transfers to any of 14 destinations within the following week.
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Jet2 staff 'in tears' after pilot has 'heart attack mid-air'
A Jet2 flight from Tenerife to Birmingham was forced to divert to Porto after the pilot suffered a suspected mid-air medical emergency, with crew seen running in tears down the aisle as passengers felt a sudden drop in altitude
·Coventry, United Kingdom
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There were 220 passengers on board the plane from Tenerife. Then the pilot had a heart attack in the air at an altitude of 9,000 meters. – We were woken up by chaos, a passenger tells The Sun.
·Stockholm, Sweden
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