A Plane From Germany To Spain Flew For 10 Minutes Without Pilots At The Controls

There were almost 200 passengers on board.

Almost 200 passengers of the flight Frankfurt - Seville of the airline Lufthansa about 10 minutes flew without both pilots at the helm. This is reported by The Washington Post with reference to the Spanish aviation authorities.

The incident occurred on February 17, 2024, but the details of the accident were published only in May. According to Spanish authorities, when the first pilot took a bathroom break, the co-pilot suffered a seizure related to an "undiagnosed neurological condition."

Paddle Your Own Kanoo reported that the co-pilot suffered a seizure related to a heart condition. It caused him to start "uncontrollably pushing buttons and inputting data on the controls," locking the cockpit door. It had to be opened manually.

The captain then regained control of the plane and requested emergency medical assistance at Madrid airport. There, the co-pilot was hospitalized. During the 10 minutes that the plane remained without the pilot at the helm, none of the 199 passengers on board were injured.

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