Lufthansa Flight Flies Without Pilot for 10 Minutes, Co-Pilot Faints Mid-Air; Here How saved the flight

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Flight Incident: A shocking incident occurred on a flight of Germany’s well-known airline company Lufthansa. The flight was going from Frankfurt, Germany to Seville, Spain. When the plane was at an altitude of about 36 thousand feet, it kept flying in the sky without a pilot. This passenger plane kept flying without a pilot for about 10 minutes.

German news agency DPA said on Saturday that last year, a Lufthansa flight to Spain kept flying without a pilot for 10 minutes. This incident is being reported on February 17, 2024. When only the co-pilot was present in the cockpit of Lufthansa’s A321 flight, the co-pilot suddenly fainted. Surprisingly, 199 passengers and six crew members boarded the plane then. This information was given by the German news agency DPA, which quoted the report of Spain’s aviation accident investigation agency, CIAIAC. One hundred ninety-nine passengers were present on the flight.

According to the report, there were 199 passengers and six crew members in the plane at that time, The plane kept flying without a pilot for about 10 minutes. When the captain came out of the toilet, he knocked to open the cabin door. But the door did not open, after which the captain pressed the emergency button and asked for help, but in the meantime the co-pilot regained consciousness and opened the cockpit door. After this, the plane landed in Madrid.

plane was saved due to autopilot mode.

After the co-pilot fainted, the plane continued to fly steadily due to the active autopilot. DPA reported that during this time, the voice recorder recorded strange sounds in the cockpit, which were consistent with a serious health emergency.

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Priyanka Singh

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Priyanka Singh is an experienced journalist and Chief Copy Editor at Timesbull.com with more than six years of experience in digital media. She currently leads the Entertainment, Business, and Education desks, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and editorial excellence across content. Originally from Bihar, she brings strong subject understanding to her reporting....

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