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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Francis Louie C. Añiga

'I'm the One That's Ill': Delta Captain Falls Sick Mid-Flight and Diverts Plane to Detroit

The pilot can be heard telling a controller that he needed to go to the hospital once they reached the gate (Credit: flyhawaiian/Flickr)

A Delta Air Lines captain fell ill at the controls of a Los Angeles to Boston flight and told air traffic control 'I'm the one that's ill' before the aircraft diverted to Detroit so he could be taken to hospital.

Delta Flight 437, carrying 147 people, was diverted to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport on Tuesday, 25 August, after the captain reported a medical emergency. The Boeing 757-200 landed safely at about 5.30pm local time, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The sick crew member was then taken to a local hospital.

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