Pilot FAINTS mid-flight forcing 747 into U-turn at 30,000ft & emergency landing while stewards tried to revive captain

A JUMBO pitchy packed with passengers was forced to marque a terrifying exigency landing erstwhile the skipper fainted soon aft taking off.

Lufthansa formation LH463 had conscionable departed Miami, Florida, heading for Frankfurt successful Germany.

But close aft leaving the tarmac, the aviator fainted astatine the controls.

He was rushed to a unit lounge connected the level wherever 2 formation attendants provided archetypal aid.

Control of the Boeing 747-8 was fixed to the plane's co-pilot who decided to marque a U-turn astatine 30,000 feet owed to the upwind and being a aviator down.

The formation made an unscheduled landing astatine Montreal successful Canada much than 1,500 miles away.

Details of the mid-air exigency connected 19th January emerged successful German media aft appearing successful the formation commercialized mag Aviation Herald.

It is presently unclear what caused the skipper to faint and determination person been nary updates connected his information astatine the clip of writing.

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