EasyJet pilot collapses at controls forcing emergency landing on UK-bound flight An EasyJet flight to Manchester was forced to make an emergency landing in Greece after the pilot collapsed at the controls.
Staff quickly erected a screen around the gravely ill pilot before announcing the aircraft would need to make an emergency landing, sending the cabin into further panic.
"At first we thought this may of been a passenger as nothing much was being said other than the screams asking if anyone is medically trained, where a few passengers got up and assisted the cabin crew," one passenger told the Manchester Evening News.
An EasyJet spokesman said: "EasyJet can confirm that flight EZY2252 from Hurghada to Manchester yesterday evening was diverted to Athens due to the Captain requiring medical assistance.
"The First Officer performed a routine landing in accordance with standard operating procedures and the aircraft was met by paramedics on arrival in Athens.
