Passengers on a flight across America who faced danger when the pilot suddenly fell ill were rescued by a chance in a million, when one of the passengers on board turned out to be an off-duty pilot.
A Southwest Airlines flight was brought safely back to Nevada two hours after take-off from Las Vegas on Wednesday following the dramatic mid-air incident. The pilot, who works for a different airline, provided help mainly with radio communications while the Southwest Airline co-pilot took control of the aircraft.
In a statement, a spokesman for Southwest Airlines said: “The flight landed safely, and an alternate flight crew is operating the flight to CMH (Columbus). We commend the crew for their professionalism and appreciate our customers’ patience and understanding regarding the situation.”
