Captain İlçehin Pehlivan fainted mid-flight on a Turkish Airlines plane, leading to an emergency landing in New York where he died before arrival. His death adds to several recent cases of mid-flight pilot fatalities.
Yahya Üstün stated in a social media post that the cockpit crew made the decision for the emergency landing following an inconclusive first medical evaluation of Captain Pehlivan.
Captain Pehlivan had been a part of Turkish Airlines since 2007 and was 59 years old at the time of his sudden illness and subsequent death during the flight.
Pehlivan's death is notably Turkish Airlines' first instance of a pilot dying mid-flight, reflecting a concerning trend, as similar incidents have been reported across various airlines internationally.
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