One was a toilet and the other faint in the cockpit. Flight Lufthansa stayed 10 minutes without pilot, As the co -pilot lost his senses and the pilot was in the toilet.
All the details of the incident with Lufthansa and the pilot came to light yesterday (15.05.2025), when Spanish researchers published their final report.
Airbus A321, operated the Frankfurt – Sevilla route Last February, with over 200 passengers.
Half an hour before the final destination, the ruler left the cockpit for the toilet and as he told the researchers, The co -pilot seemed to be in good shape at that time.
However, when he returned eight minutes later, He found the door of the cockpit locked and the co -pilot unconscious.
The pilot, as Business Insider notes, tried to type the security door password five times and at the same time a stewardess tried to contact the co -pilot through intercom.
After receiving no answer, he used the emergency password. When he managed to get into the cockpit, He found the 38 -year -old co -pilot “pale, sweaty and with unusual moves”, so he called for help.
A crew and doctor on the aircraft provided first aid and the commander diverted the flight to Madrid – the nearest airport.
After the landing, the co -pilot was taken to the hospital.
His “sudden and serious impotence” was the result of epileptic seizures caused by neurological conditionas the researchers wrote in the report.
The Spanish Aviation Authority stated that This condition is difficult to detect – Unless the pilot had already had symptoms in previous medical examination.
The researchers recommended the European Aviation Security Agency (EASA) to inform all airlines of this incident in order to reassess the dangers of a pilot’s stay alone in the cockpit.