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No pilot for 10 minutes during a Lufthansa flight in 2024 because of fainting incident, report says

On February 17, 2024, a Lufthansa Airbus A321 traveling from Frankfurt to Seville had 205 people on board when the co-pilot lost consciousness while alone in the cockpit.
The co-pilot lost consciousness during the flight when the captain was temporarily absent from the cockpit, resulting in approximately 10 minutes without an active pilot controlling the aircraft.
The plane remained stable thanks to the active autopilot system while the captain unsuccessfully tried entering door codes to re-enter the cockpit amid strange noises consistent with an acute health emergency.
The co-pilot, while ill and unconscious, apparently triggered controls unintentionally and opened the door shortly before it would have opened automatically, according to the investigation report cited by dpa.
Following the incident, the pilot conducted an unplanned landing in Madrid where the co-pilot received hospital care, and Lufthansa conducted a safety investigation but did not disclose its results.

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