Delta Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Pilot Becomes Incapacitated

A Delta Air Lines flight from Paris (France) to Los Angeles made an emergency landing after a pilot became incapacitated.

While flight DL-291 flew in Canadian airspace, a pilot became “medically incapacitated,” and the crew declared an emergency.

The flight landed safely in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the ailing pilot was taken to a hospital for examination.

The aircraft crew eventually continued the flight to Los Angeles and arrived safely at the destination.

Incident: Delta A339 over Canada on Sep 22nd 2023, pilot incapacitated #A339 #N422DZ #DL291 https://t.co/iJip3QAwTf

— Aviation Herald (@avherald) September 27, 2023

“Pilot Incapacitation – Delta Flight DL-291 (CDG-LAX) Paris to Los Angeles (Sep.22, 2023) Pilot became incapacitated, was taken to cabin for care, plane diverted to Minneapolis, pilot taken to hospital,” William Makis wrote.

BREAKING NEWS: Pilot Incapacitation – Delta Flight DL-291 (CDG-LAX) Paris to Los Angeles (Sep.22, 2023) Pilot became incapacitated, was taken to cabin for care, plane diverted to Minneapolis, pilot taken to hospital

3rd Pilot Incident in 3 days

Sep.24, 2023 – Austrian Airlines… pic.twitter.com/PYBMKsdkLw

— William Makis MD (@MakisMD) September 28, 2023

The Aviation Herald reports:

A Delta Airlines Airbus A330-900, registration N422DZ performing flight DL-291 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Los Angeles,CA (USA), was enroute at FL360 about 440nm north of Minneapolis,MN (USA) in Canadian Airspace when one of the flight crew members became medically incapacitated and was taken to the cabin for care. The flight crew member that was on rest at the time assumed the duties of the ailing pilot, the crew declared emergency, descended to FL240 and diverted to Minneapolis for a safe landing about 75 minutes later.

The Canadian TSB reported the ailing pilot was taken to hospital for examination.

The aircraft remained on the ground for about 2.5 hours, then continued the flight to Los Angeles arriving at the destination with a delay of about 6 hours.

You can find the diverted flight to Minneapolis and the flight to Los Angeles on Flight Aware.

This is the third reported pilot incapacitation or death in one week.

A 37-year-old Alaska Airlines pilot was reportedly found deceased in his hotel room Saturday.

37-Year-Old Pilot Reportedly Found Deceased During Layover

In addition, the captain of an Austrian Airlines flight started to feel unwell and became incapacitated during descent into Vienna.

Airline Captain Becomes Incapacitated During Flight’s Descent