The BBC News are reporting a strange incident where a trans-atlantic Canadian flight has had to divert to Ireland as one of the Pilots appears to have had a “breakdown” and was removed from the aircraft in a distressed state. Has anyone heard any more or was it unreliably reported ?
By: Flying-A - 9th February 2008 at 05:00
:confused: The first of a week of stories of high profile breakdowns:
Sean Young checks into alcohol rehab after creating a disturbance at a Hollywood awards ceremony…..Britney Spears escorted by police cars, motocycles, and a helicopter to the UCLA Medical Center after bizarre behavior…..Delta Burke checks into a clinic for treatment of depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, and hoarding that “ruined my life.”
And Paula Abdul blaming some of her recent troubles on the lingering effects of her abduction by space aliens.
By: keltic - 1st February 2008 at 21:54
I´ve got a CRJ flight to Nantes next week and I am starting to do it now 😀
Two good heavenly things in here. Lovely Air Nostrum flight attendants and opulent catering 🙂
By: Newforest - 1st February 2008 at 19:45
You can talk Keltic, I understand you talk to God before you fly!:D 😀
By: keltic - 1st February 2008 at 17:14
Did he want the passengers to see God too? 🙂 🙂
By: Lawndart - 31st January 2008 at 11:50
Poor fella. Surely the approach into Heathrow isn’t that bad is it?
By: Ren Frew - 31st January 2008 at 10:55
I feel sorry for the chap, mental illness can strike anyone and sadly it is still considered taboo with the sufferers often being stigmatised. There once was a time when this poor fellow would have been considered ‘posessed’ or practising witchcraft.
I wonder what’s next for the unfortunate FO, back to the cockpit after rehabilitation.. ?
Probably not eh ?
By: steve rowell - 31st January 2008 at 02:12
How distressing for the poor skipper in the cockpit with him..could have easily turned to tragedy
By: Super Nimrod - 30th January 2008 at 17:07
Much more in the Telegraph.
By: ianatkin - 30th January 2008 at 15:42
The BBC story seems to have been recently updated:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7217977.stm
A passenger said the pilot was carried from the plane shouting and swearing, saying he wanted to talk “to God”.
Sounds like the poor bloke was in a bad way 🙁
By: Super Nimrod - 30th January 2008 at 14:09
It would appear that RTE have the story
http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0129/shannon.html
That must have been a bit worrying for all parties.
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January 30, 2008 at 2:05 pm