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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        74 months 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.

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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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        14 months ago

        Did she get paid for those 4 days or nah?

      • misterdoctor
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        94 months ago

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

    • @aeronmelon
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      124 months ago

      It happens with alarming regularity to office workers in Japan.

      • NickwithaC
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        14 months ago

        They should try leaving at 5pm then.

    • @AA5B
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      114 months 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

  • @aeronmelon
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    264 months ago

    “I’m always scared of flying. And my friend says, ‘Don’t worry, you’re not going anywhere until it’s your time.’ And I say, ‘But what if it’s the pilot’s time?’”

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    204 months ago

    Eric Adams must have wanted a domestic flight. Credit to the pilot, he was committed to making it work.

  • @Cosmonauticus
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    124 months ago

    This is the 3rd time in a few days I’m hearing about a pilot passing out/dieing in the middle of a flight. This just the law of averages or is something going on with pilots?