An off-duty pilot from another airline landed a plane safely after the captain fainted during flight.

On Wednesday 22nd March there was another aviation incident. After Southwest Flight 6013’s captain fainted a pilot from another airline who was a passenger on board assisted in bringing the aircraft to a safe landing.

The captain “fainted or became incapacitated” during the flight from Las Vegas to Columbus Ohio and “came back” a minute later.
The credentialed pilot aboard the plane stepped in entering the flight deck and assisting with radio communication as a Southwest pilot flew the aircraft and landed it back in Las Vegas to pick up an alternate crew.

https://www.nbcboston.com/news/off-duty-pilot-helps-land-southwest-flight-after-captain-falls-ill/3004559/

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