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Co-pilot on a Lufthansa aircraft is sick, the captain enlists a passenger

Frankfurt, Germany - During a flight from Newark to Frankfurt

During a Lufthansa flight from Newark to Frankfurt, operated on Monday 19 November 2012, the co-pilot started to feel a very strong headache, becoming incapacitated to perform his duties: therefore the captain decided to divert the flight to Dublin, which was the closest airport at that moment. One of the passengers, an expert German pilot who had worked for several airlines (but never with Lufthansa)...

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Rome, Italy, 11/20/2012 17:12
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