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Sensational Emergency Reporting - Mail Online

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    #2
    TomSweeney
    Registered Users Posts: 3,231 ✭✭✭TomSweeney


    I always stay well clear from the tabloids - even the reliable sources like BBC or Guardian for such matters.
    Avherald all the way!!!


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    TomSweeney
    Registered Users Posts: 3,231 ✭✭✭TomSweeney


    ...and speaking of avherald here is their report on this

    http://avherald.com/h?article=4cc0a7a0&opt=0
    Incident: Jet2.com B752 near Porto on Aug 26th 2019, pilot incapacitated
    By Simon Hradecky, created Monday, Aug 26th 2019 22:07Z, last updated Monday, Aug 26th 2019 22:07Z

    A Jet2.com Boeing 757-200, registration G-LSAC performing flight LS-765 from Manchester,EN (UK) to Funchal (Portugal), was enroute at FL360 about 150nm north of Porto (Portugal) when one of the two pilots felt unwell and became incapacitated prompting the other pilot to divert the aircraft to Porto for a safe landing on runway 17 about 26 minutes later.

    Passengers reported a company pilot travelling as passenger offered to assist the pilot flying and went to the cockpit, where he stayed until the ill pilot with an oxygen mask was taken out of the cockpit on a wheelchair.

    The airline reported one of the pilots felt unwell prompting the diversion to Porto as a precaution. A replacement crew was flown to Porto and continued the flight to Funchal.

    The occurrence aircraft departed Porto after about 10:15 hours on the ground and reached Funchal with a delay of 11.5 hours.


    edit also they have a photo of a 737 not a 757 ....


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    Tenger
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 9,884 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tenger


    In fairness though, the Daily Mail caption for the B737 pic says “stock image of Jet2 Boeing”


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    Storm 10
    Registered Users Posts: 5,930 ✭✭✭Storm 10


    Yesterday they posted a picture of a Spanish aircraft crashing into the sea, cant find it at present but they said it crashed metres from the people swimming yet in the picture I would say it was well over a mile away, sadly the pilot did not eject. The lies they print especially the Daily Express is crazy how they get away with it I don't know


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