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Pilot dies aboard Turkish Airlines flight, forcing emergency landing in New York

October 10, 2024
Turkish Airlines planes sit at Istanbul New Airport
Turkish Airlines planes sit at Istanbul New Airport

NEW YORK — A Turkish Airlines plane that took off for Istanbul from the US city of Seattle was forced to make an emergency landing in New York after the captain died on board, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday.

Pilot İlçehin Pehlivan, 59, lost consciousness at some point after flight 204 took off from Seattle on Tuesday night, Turkish Airlines spokesperson Yahya Üstün said in a statement.

Medical intervention failed to revive the captain, and the co-pilot decided to make an emergency landing, but the captain died before the plane landed, Üstün said.

Data from the tracking site FlightAware shows that the Airbus A350 landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport just before 6 a.m. Wednesday.

Pehlivan had worked at Turkish Airlines since 2007, Üstün said. A routine health check in March showed no health problems that would have prevented him from working, he said.

“As Turkish Airlines, we deeply feel the loss of our captain and extend our sincerest condolences to his bereaved family, colleagues, and all his loved ones,” Üstün said. — Agencies


October 10, 2024
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