Panic on board Easyjet: Emergency landing in Athens due to the loss of consciousness with a pilot

Passengers Easyjet flight From Egypt to Manchester on Saturday evening (8/2) were in a panicwhen one of the pilots lost consciousness and fell, as a result of which the plane made an emergency landing in Athens.

The EZY2252 flight flew out of Hurghada (Egypt) on Saturday, but about two hours after departure, the aircraft had to make an emergency landing at the Venizelos Elefterios International Airport, Independent reports.

An Easyjet Flight from Hurghada, Egypt to Manchester Made An Emergency Landing in Saturday Evenging OFTER OF THE PILLOTS COLLAPSED Due to A Medical Emergency, Forting E Plane to diver.#EASYJETEMERGENCY #Athenslanding #FlightDIVERSION #Barlamantude pic.twitter.com/zpfvm86izx

– Barlaman Today (@barlamantude) February 10, 2025

Panic arose when during the supply of drinks, the crew members suddenly ran to the front of the aircraft, where the man fell in shape.

The incident caused a panic among the crew, which was transferred to passengers.

Easyjet confirmed that the pilot required medical care, but did not confirm the seriousness of his condition.

“At first we thought that it could be a passenger, since nothing was said, in addition, there is a doctor on board. Some passengers got up and helped the flight attendants”– said one of the passengers.

This is not the first case associated with this airline and Greece.

In the summer of 2022, pilots of the Airbus A320 aircraft “Easyjet”, flying On Rhodesnoticed Unidentified flying object During the flight at an altitude of 16,000 feet above the coast of Kent. As reported The SunThe pilots noticed Black cylindrical deviceheading to them at a speed of 400 miles per hour, about 20 miles west of Duvra. The plane that flew out of the Gatvik airport at that time was a flight along the London-Rodos route with 180 passengers on board.

One of the two pilots on the plane, I heard a blow and was frightened That the drone crashed into Airbus A320. According to the same reports, the drone “swept” past the lower part of the aircraft, but did not encounter it, as it turned out during the inspection of the outer part of the aircraft, when Easyjet airbus landed in Greece.

In August 2024, two flight attendants of Easyjet flight from Corfu to London Gatvik They were injured As a result of turbulence.

The incident occurred on Monday August 19. Having hit in the zone of strong turbulence In the airspace of Italy, the plane was Forced to land in Rome.

Source link