This wasn’t a movie like “Airplane” but in real life, a flight attendant helped land a plane at O’Hare International Airport when a co-pilot became ill.
It helped that the attendant also had a pilot’s license.
American Airlines spokeswoman Mary Frances Fagan told the AP the incident involved a flight from San Francisco to Chicago. Fagan says when the co-pilot became ill, the flight’s pilot checked if any off-duty airline pilots were on board. A flight attendant told the captain that she is a commercial pilot and he asked her to fill in as a first officer.
The plane landed safely.
Officials say the first officer’s condition was not serious. He was treated at a local hospital and released.
By David Wilkening
