Pilot – Suspected Heart Attack – Alitalia – Landed @ Shannon

Just spotted this on the news..

http://itn.co.uk/news/5229761f8e00e7de1c373f6d63918ebe.html

Pilot has heart attack

Updated 10.28 Thu Apr 16 2009

An Italian aircraft has made a safe landing at Shannon airport in Ireland despite the pilot suffering a suspected heart attack.

The Alitalia aircraft was carrying 179 passengers and crew and was forced to make an emergency landing as it flew from Milan to New York.

The Alitalia aircraft was carrying 179 passengers and crewThe Boeing 767 plane transmitted a distress call to Shannon Air Traffic Control when it was about 30 degrees west of the airport over the North Atlantic.

Emergency services from Shannon, Ennis and Limerick were standing by at when the plane landed shortly after 5pm.

An airport spokeswoman said the plane landed safely.

Let hope he is ok!

Rick