BA pilot collapses after landing at Heathrow
05.12.11
A British Airways pilot collapsed unconscious in the cockpit minutes after landing a jumbo jet at Heathrow, the Mirror reports. The captain, in his 50s, suffered a suspected ruptured ulcer after his Boeing 747 from New York touched down at Heathrow with 300 passengers on board.
An air hostess, who had trained as a nurse, went to his aid before an ambulance crew took him to hospital. The newspaper's 'source' said of Thursday’s incident: ‘He collapsed with blood coming out of his mouth and was unconscious. He came round as the paramedics arrived and was very apologetic.’
A BA spokesman said: ‘The flight landed safely. It was on landing that this happened.’ He added the pilot was recovering.
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