"Any pilots on board?": 36 incapacitated pilots on 36 passenger flights, May, 2022 - May, 2026

Chilling headlines: "Pilot foaming at the mouth and experiencing convulsions forces emergency return of China Eastern Airlines flight" (March 2025) and "Any pilots on board?" (Feb. 2025)

United States: Madison, Wisconsin to Detroit, Michigan

May 23, 2026

Pilot Declares Emergency After First Officer ‘Briefly Lost Consciousness’ During Landing

Spain to United Kingdom

May 23, 2026

Jet2 emergency landing after ‘pilot’s heart attack’ mid-flight has staff in tears

United Kingdom: London, England to Edinburgh, Scotland

May 12, 2026

Scotland-bound BA flight declares mid-air emergency after ‘co-pilot falls ill’

Bangladesh to Canada

May 8, 2026

Biman Toronto flight diverts to Heathrow after co-pilot falls ill

South Korea to Switzerland

May 8, 2026

SWISS flight diverted to Kazakhstan over co-pilot illness

Netherlands to Romania

Apr 24, 2026

Pilot Faints Midair in Cockpit After Sleepless Night, Sparking Emergency

India to Canada

Apr 9, 2026

Pilot Collapses Over Turkmenistan: Air Canada Jet Flies 13 Hours to Safety

United Kingdom: Gibraltar to Manchester

Feb 18, 2026

Emergency declared as pilot taken ill on Manchester flight

United States: Rutherford County, Tennessee

Jan 22, 2026

Paramedic attempted to land Vanderbilt LifeFlight helicopter after pilot incapacitation

United States: Lubbock, Texas

Jan 8, 2026

Incapacitated pilot causes emergency aircraft landing Thursday

Italy to Romania

Nov 8, 2025

Ryanair 737 Pilot Incapacitated, Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Romania

India: Mumbai to Delhi

Sep 10, 2025

Pilot collapses in cockpit from suspected food allergy, delays IndiGo’s Mumbai–Delhi flight

United States to China

Sep 1, 2025

Delta Flight Takes 8-Hour Detour After Pilot Falls Ill

Norway to Spain

Aug 4, 2025

SAS Oslo–Alicante flight diverts to Brussels after pilot falls ill

Spain to Brazil

Jul 25, 2025

Azul A330 Diverts to Recife After Pilot Incapacitated

India: Bengaluru to Delhi

Jul 4, 2025

Air India pilot collapses moments before operating Bengaluru-Delhi flight

Australia: Canberra to Sydney

Jun 17, 2025

Trainee Captain Reportedly Faints in Cockpit Moments After Landing Plane Full of Passengers

Germany to Spain

May 19, 2025

Lufthansa plane flew 10 minutes without pilot during medical emergency in 2024, report finds

Singapore to China

Mar 31, 2025

Pilot’s sudden illness causes 6-hour delay for Singapore Airlines flight in Hong Kong

Australia: Brisbane to Sydney

Mar 10, 2025

Passenger Plane Makes Urgent Landing After Pilot Suffers Chest Pains and Requests Defibrillator in Cockpit: Reports

South Korea to China

Mar 8, 2025

Pilot foaming at the mouth and experiencing convulsions forces emergency return of China Eastern Airlines flight

Egypt to United Kingdom

Feb 10, 2025

Budget airline flight makes emergency stop after pilot collapses: ‘Rough and scary’

South Africa: George to Johannesburg

Feb 10, 2025

‘Any pilots on board?’ The moment a FlySafair flight took a dramatic turn

United States to Germany

Feb 7, 2025

Lufthansa flight diverted after pilot collapses mid-air

Switzerland to United States

Jan 22, 2025

4-hour flight to nowhere stopped passengers from reaching Miami after a pilot became unwell

Canada: Calgary, Alberta, to Vancouver, British Columbia

Dec 24, 2024

An off-duty pilot stepped in to help fly a Boeing 737 after the first officer fell ill mid-flight

Switzerland to United States

Dec 23, 2024

United Airlines Zurich to Chicago Flight Diverted to Canada as Pilot Incapacitated

United States

Oct 4, 2024

Passenger Lands King Air C90 after Pilot Medical Issue

Ireland to Netherlands

Sep 19, 2024

Pilot collapsed three minutes after taking off from Dublin Airport

United Kingdom to Portugal

Jul 24, 2024

EasyJet flight sparks rare ‘red alert’ after co-pilot faints on plane in mid-air

Germany to Spain

Feb 18, 2024

Lufthansa Airbus A321 Diverts To Madrid After Pilot Falls Sick

Canada to Dominican Republic

Dec 26, 2023

Off-Duty Pilot Takes Over Flight Duties After Captain Becomes Incapacitated

Canada: Toronto, Ontario to St. John’s, Newfoundland

Jun 23, 2023

Off-duty Air Canada pilot helped land plane after first officer fell ill

United States: Las Vegas, NV to Columbus, Ohio

Mar 23, 2023

Pilot from another airline helps land Southwest flight after captain falls ill

United States: Chicago to Ohio

Nov 22, 2022

Envoy Air says a pilot who was reported incapacitated during flight has died

Bahamas to United States

May 11, 2022

Passenger with no flying experience lands plane after pilot incapacitated