Flight From Seattle to Istanbul Makes Emergency Landing in New York After Pilot Dies Mid-Flight

Gateway Pundit ^ | October 09, 2024 | Cristina Laila

[Red Badger]

A flight from Seattle to Istanbul, Turkey made an emergency landing in New York on Wednesday morning after one of its pilots died mid-flight.

A Turkish Airlines pilot “lost consciousness” mid-flight forcing the co-pilot to reroute to JFK in New York.

Turkish Airlines confirmed Capt. İlçehin Pehlivan, 59, died before the plane landed after medical intervention failed to resuscitate him.

The pilot was in perfect health and had his last health examination in August.

“Having worked at Turkish Airlines since 2007, İlçehin PEHLİVAN was 59 years old. A periodic health examination was carried out on 08.03.2024 at the Aviation Medical Center authorized by the General Directorate of Civil Aviation, and no health problem was detected that would prevent him from working,” Turkish Airline’s senior vice president of media relations said on X.

ABC News reported:

Flight 204 was traveling from Seattle to Istanbul when it was diverted to John F. Kennedy International Airport for an emergency landing at approximately 6 a.m. after “one of the pilots suffered a medical emergency,” according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Capt. İlçehin Pehlivan “lost consciousness” during the flight, and after initial medical intervention proved ineffective, the co-pilot was rerouted to JFK, where the Airbus A320 safely landed, the airline said in a statement.

Turkish Airlines also confirmed that Pehlivan died before the plane touched ground. Since it was a long-haul international flight, two other pilots were on board at the time.

Upon landing, the aircraft was met by emergency personnel, according to airport authorities.

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[dp0622]

Do you know those lines actually existed in a REAL movie??

It wasn’t just a spoof on airplane disaster movies.

They bought the rights to that movie script so they could use whatever they wanted line for line.
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Zero Hour! it was called.

I dont know how the actors kept straight faces in the original :)

[dfwgator]

Why did the Pilot get the works?

[dp0622]

Thanks!!

Being way too overweight but having passed a stress test not long ago...now I know it doesn’t really matter!! :)

Where are my dam blood pressure pills...

[dp0622]

I just wanted to say to the members of FR....

Good luck. We’re all counting on you.

[Mark17]

It’s Istanbul, not Constantinople, and it’s no one’s business but the Turks 😀

https://youtu.be/0XlO39kCQ-8?si=SatiNx6ebQ3NJFFO

[null and void]

What’s a hospital, Shirley?

It's a big building full of doctors and patients, but that's not important now, and stop calling me Shirley!

[null and void]

Not unlike Mark Twain who was in the middle of a question when he simply stopped between words and was gone.

Poor guy, now he'll never know the answer....

[VTenigma]

That’s the way I want to go. Not screaming in abject fear like the passengers in my car.

[null and void]

We train for the dead pilot scenario twice a year.

Do you drill to continue to the original destination, or drop the late pilot off at a closer airport to find his or her own way home?

[MayflowerMadam]

“Poor guy, now he’ll never know the answer..”

Or when we get to Heaven he’ll say, “As I was saying... “

[Getready]

...a 3 hour tour...can turn into a long time sitcom also...

[Mark17]

a 3 hour tour...can turn into a long time sitcom also...

Yes, Maynard G Krebs was a trip, wasn’t he? 😃

[null and void]

That was Dr. Bombay...

[Mark17]

I thought it was Gilligan, AKA Bob Denver, AKA Maynard G Krebs.

https://youtu.be/yfSLuEj99d0?si=mW1n5J1GDfGHs_5e

[null and void]

IIRC, and I well may not, Dr. Bombay was the local unlicensed pharmaceutical distributor. I don’t think I’ve seen Dobie Gillis in 50 or 60 years, so I could easily be wrong...

[Jane Long]

😱

[daler]

A second chance for any mules on board to avoid an encounter with Turkish customs agents.