A Delta Air Lines flight traveling from Paris, France, to Los Angeles had to make an emergency landing due to a pilot becoming incapacitated.
While the flight, DL-291, was flying through Canadian airspace, one of the pilots experienced a medical emergency, prompting the crew to declare an emergency.
The aircraft safely landed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where the unwell pilot was taken to a hospital for a medical evaluation.
Afterward, the remaining crew members resumed the flight to Los Angeles, and the flight reached its destination without further issues.
Incident: Delta A339 over Canada on Sep 22nd 2023, pilot incapacitated #A339 #N422DZ #DL291 https://t.co/iJip3QAwTf
— Aviation Herald (@avherald) September 27, 2023
William Makis MD has been tracking pilot incapacitations and deaths in 2023.
According to Makis this is the third pilot incident in 3 days:
Pilot Incapacitation – Delta Flight DL-291 (CDG-LAX) Paris to Los Angeles (Sep.22, 2023) Pilot became incapacitated, was taken to cabin for care, plane diverted to Minneapolis, pilot taken to hospital
BREAKING NEWS: Pilot Incapacitation – Delta Flight DL-291 (CDG-LAX) Paris to Los Angeles (Sep.22, 2023) Pilot became incapacitated, was taken to cabin for care, plane diverted to Minneapolis, pilot taken to hospital
— William Makis MD (@MakisMD) September 28, 2023
3rd Pilot Incident in 3 days
Sep.24, 2023 – Austrian Airlines… pic.twitter.com/PYBMKsdkLw
From the Aviation Herald:
A Delta Airlines Airbus A330-900, registration N422DZ performing flight DL-291 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Los Angeles,CA (USA), was enroute at FL360 about 440nm north of Minneapolis,MN (USA) in Canadian Airspace when one of the flight crew members became medically incapacitated and was taken to the cabin for care. The flight crew member that was on rest at the time assumed the duties of the ailing pilot, the crew declared emergency, descended to FL240 and diverted to Minneapolis for a safe landing about 75 minutes later.
The Canadian TSB reported the ailing pilot was taken to hospital for examination.
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 2.5 hours, then continued the flight to Los Angeles arriving at the destination with a delay of about 6 hours.
Thursday, Breaking Digest reported that a 37-year-old Alaska Airlines pilot was reportedly found dead in his hotel room during a layover on Saturday.
