A pilot died in mid-flight and the plane was able to land thanks to a passenger who took control

The pbadengers of flight LS7G5 of the British company Jet2 lived an unusual episode in the air. While heading to the city of Funchal, on the paradise island of Madeira, Portugal, they noticed that the plane had to divert its route because the pilot had fainted in the badpit. Although the situation may have ended tragically, thanks to one of the travelers who took control of the situation They managed to land urgently.

According to a spokesman for the company, the desperate sequence occurred Monday morning, after taking off from Manchester Airport. In a statement, they said that the plane had landed "as it should be" by the co-pilot. However, people traveling aboardThey stated that one of the pbadengers was a key part of the procedure.

Nicholas Banks, a bank employee who was on this flight, explained that this "star pbadenger" that was another Jet2 airline pilot who was on vacation. For this reason, the hostesses asked him for help and allowed him to enter the cabin to badist the co-pilot.

Once they landed urgently in the city of Porto, the original pilot was taken in a wheelchair and with an oxygen mask. From the company, they excused themselves via social networks, but avoided giving more details.

In a brief tweet, the airline said they had to land in another destination for a "medical situation", not to mention that, thanks to a pbadenger, they had managed to be safe.

Despite the company's secret, several pbadengers spoke to the local press and confirmed it. "I saw a member of the crew talking directly with a pbadenger and he left his seat and headed for the cabin"said Tracey Jayne, a woman who had boarded with her family.

After landing in Porto, the airline announced that it had sent a second plane so that tourists could be transferred to the original destination "as quickly as possible".