Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA Jet2 flight (LS1266) from Tenerife to Birmingham was forced to make an unscheduled landing in Porto, Portugal, in the early hours of Friday morning after its pilot became unwell mid-flight. The Airbus A321, carrying up to 220 passengers, diverted almost three hours into its four-hour journey, with emergency services boarding the aircraft upon landing to treat the pilot before he was transported to hospital. Passengers reported 'chaos' and an 'emergency landing' that caused distress among children, and were subsequently stranded in Porto for over 13 hours without accommodation. Jet2 arranged for a replacement pilot to be flown from Manchester to Porto, allowing passengers to continue their journey, and apologised for the 'unforeseen delay,' assuring that safety was never compromised. This incident follows a similar event earlier this month where a Swiss flight from Seoul to Zürich diverted to Kazakhstan due to a co-pilot experiencing a medical emergency. In fullJet2 UK flight diverted to Portugal after pilot falls ill mid-flightThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Jet2 ‘chaos’ after pilot falls ill forcing flight to land in Portugal
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA Jet2 flight (LS1266) from Tenerife to Birmingham was forced to make an unscheduled landing in Porto, Portugal, in the early hours of Friday morning after its pilot became unwell mid-flight. The Airbus A321, carrying up to 220 passengers, diverted almost three hours into its four-hour journey, with emergency services boarding the aircraft upon landing to treat the pilot before he was transported to hospital. Passengers reported 'chaos' and an 'emergency landing' that caused distress among children, and were subsequently stranded in Porto for over 13 hours without accommodation. Jet2 arranged for a replacement pilot to be flown from Manchester to Porto, allowing passengers to continue their journey, and apologised for the 'unforeseen delay,' assuring that safety was never compromised. This incident follows a similar event earlier this month where a Swiss flight from Seoul to Zürich diverted to Kazakhstan due to a co-pilot experiencing a medical emergency. In fullJet2 UK flight diverted to Portugal after pilot falls ill mid-flightThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
