A Turkish Airlines jetliner headed from Seattle to Istanbul made an emergency landing in New York after the pilot died on boardNEW YORK -- A Turkish Airlines jetliner headed from Seattle to Istanbul made an emergency landing in New York on Wednesday after the pilot died on board, an airline official said.
Pilot İlçehin Pehlivan, 59, lost consciousness at some point after Flight TK204 took off from Seattle on Tuesday night, Turkish Airlines spokesperson Yahya Üstün said in a statement.
Crew members decided to make an emergency landing and worked to revive the pilot, but he died before the plane landed, Üstün said.
Pehlivan had worked at Turkish Airlines since 2007, Üstün 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...
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