A Turkish Airlines pilot died after collapsing mid-flight, forcing the Turkish national carrier to make an emergency landing in New York, the airline said Wednesday. The incident occurred after the plane took off from Seattle on Tuesday evening, airline spokesman Yahya Ustun wrote on social media.

      • @forgotaboutlaye
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        618 hours ago

        Also I’d rather die at work, soaring above the clouds, trying to connect people safely to another destination, than in a cubicle at Wells Fargo.

        • @[email protected]
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          Right on. It’s better to die peacefully among the clouds than it is to die afraid and screaming, like your passengers.

          (Recycling an old joke, not trying to be snarky or mean, btw)

      • @Agent641
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        Did she get paid for those 4 days or nah?

    • @AA5B
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      111 day ago

      Would you rather your family be the ones to discover your death?

      Once in a while I’ve thought about that …. Now that I’m divorced, if something happened to me, my teen would be the one to discover it. I would never want to inflict that on him: If I can’t become immortal, I’d rather go at work where at least it’s not my family

      • @misterdoctor
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        81 day ago

        Imagine dying, being rezzed and then still having to finish up your shift ugh

    • @aeronmelon
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      121 day ago

      It happens with alarming regularity to office workers in Japan.

      • NickwithaC
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        117 hours ago

        They should try leaving at 5pm then.