Feb
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A British Airways holiday jet was forced to make an emergency landing in Istanbul, Turkey after the co-pilot collapsed died at the controls whilst flying at 32,000 feet.
First Officer Michael Warren, 43, is thought to have had a heart attack in the cockpit of the GB Airways flight from Manchester to Paphos, Cyprus.
As colleagues fought to save Mr Warren, the captain of the flight radioed ahead to divert the aircraft and land at Istanbul Airport for emergency medical treatment. Sadly Mr Warren was pronounced dead on arrival.
Passengers on board the flight were not aware of the incident and informed that there had been a medical emergency as paramedics boarded the plane.
A spokesman for the airline said: “At no time were the aircraft, passengers or crew in any danger.
“All our thoughts and condolences are with Michael’s wife and family.”
First Officer Michael Warren had joined GB Airways, based at Gatwick in August 2005 as part of its small operation at Manchester Airport. After flying Tornadoes in Iraq, he had become a flying instructor before becoming a commercial pilot.
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