A QANTAS plane landed safely in Perth this morning after calling for assistance when a pilot became incapacitated.
The airline confirmed that flight QF593 from Adelaide had issued a “pan" alert and asked to be met by an ambulance after
one of the pilots suffered a health issue,
The Australian reports.
The Qantas 737-800 from Adelaide carrying 110 passengers left Adelaide about 6.50am (local time) and touched down in Perth at 7.30am.
An emergency was declared by the co-pilot and air traffic control vectored the aircraft onto the longest runway 21/03,
thewest.com.au reports.
After touch down the aircraft came to a halt on the runway and a tug was required to tow it to Perth’s Qantas domestic terminal.