According to reports, an airline captain suffered a “non-stop nosebleed” on a flight from Canada to the Dominican Republic, but an off-duty pilot of his rank jumped out and took a seat in the left seat.
A pilot suffered an unusual nasal emergency on Air Transat Flight TS186 from Toronto to Punta Cana on November 22nd. People magazine reported.
“One of our other captains was on board with his family going on vacation, so he was healthy and able to take over the incapacitated captain’s duties for the remainder of the flight,” the airline told the publication in a statement. Told.
“It is worth noting that our pilots are professionally trained to handle situations like this and are able to fly our aircraft without assistance,” the official said.
“Therefore, there was no danger to anyone on board this flight and the situation would have been the same had there been no backup pilot on board,” the statement added.
According to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, the captain was incapacitated “approximately three hours into the flight” and was replaced in the cockpit by another pilot who was listed as “company qualified.”
The agency said the incident was listed as a “Class 5 incident,” meaning it was not subject to a “comprehensive investigation.”
The flight, carrying 299 people, landed at Punta Cana International Airport “without incident”, the airline said.
Accident data will be submitted for “future safety analysis, statistical reporting, or archival purposes,” the safety commission said.
