Turkish Airlines A350 pilot dies in-flight

A Turkish Airlines flight from Seattle to Istanbul was forced to divert after one of the pilots fell ill and died mid-flight. Flight TK204, operated by Airbus A350-900 TC-LGR (c/n 651), landed at New York’s John F Kennedy International Airport at 16:40hrs on October 9, 2024. FlightRadar24 data shows the flight departed Seattle at 19:01hrs local. A statement posted on the social media network X by Turkish Airlines Senior Vice President Media Relations, Yahya Üstün, said that the captain, İlçehin