Sunday, December 04, 2011

British Airways pilot collapses unconscious in cockpit after landing packed jet at Heathrow

A BRITISH Airways pilot collapsed unconscious in the cockpit minutes after landing a packed jumbo jet.

The captain, in his 50s, suffered a suspected ruptured ulcer after his Boeing 747 from New York touched down at Heathrow with 300 passengers on board.

An air hostess, who had trained as a nurse, went to his aid before an ­ambulance crew took him to hospital.

A source said of Thursday’s incident: “He collapsed with blood coming out of his mouth and was ­unconscious. He came round as the paramedics arrived and was very apologetic about it all.”

A BA spokesman said: “The flight landed absolutely safely. It was on landing that this happened.”

He added the pilot was recovering.

http://www.mirror.co.uk

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