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Tag: Plane Diverted to Krakow and Landed Safely

Pilot Incapacitations: Pilot on Flight from London, Became Incapacitated, Plane Diverted to Krakow and Landed Safely

by Dr. William Makis, Global Research:

Incident: Ryanair B38M near Krakow on Nov 26th 2023, pilot incapacitated

By Simon Hradecky, created Wednesday, Nov 29th 2023 20:58Z

A Ryanair Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration EI-IHW performing flight FR-3472 from London Luton, EN (UK) to Rzeszow (Poland), was enroute at FL370 about 90nm northwest of Krakow (Poland) when one of the pilots became incapacitated prompting the other pilot to divert the aircraft to Krakow, where the aircraft landed safely on runway 25 about 25 minutes later where the aircraft was awaited by an ambulance. The pilot received medical assistance.