An off-duty pilot travelling as a passenger stepped in to provide assistance after the airline captain suffered a mid-air medical emergency.The Southwest Airlines flight 6013 from Las Vegas to Columbus in Ohio on Wednesday returned to the departing city two hours after takeoff when one of the pilots became incapacitated and required “medical attention”.A pilot from a different airline who was on the flight reportedly provided assistance with radio communication while the other Southwest pilot took control of the aircraft.The aircraft flew over Utah north of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument before eventually returning to Las Vegas.“The flight landed safely, and an alternate flight crew is operating the flight to CMH (Columbus),” Southwest said in a statement. Register
An off-duty pilot travelling as a passenger stepped in to provide assistance after the airline captain suffered a mid-air medical emergency.The Southwest Airlines flight 6013 from Las Vegas to Columbus in Ohio on Wednesday returned to the departing city two hours after takeoff when one of the pilots became incapacitated and required “medical attention”.A pilot from a different airline who was on the flight reportedly provided assistance with radio communication while the other Southwest pilot took control of the aircraft.The aircraft flew over Utah north of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument before eventually returning to Las Vegas.“The flight landed safely, and an alternate flight crew is operating the flight to CMH (Columbus),” Southwest said in a statement. Esports