Emirates A/C diverts due to hallucinating F/O

[Flaps60]

Has anybody got any more info on the Emirates airbus enroute to Dubai forced to divert to Vienna last night after the F/O drifted in and out of consciousness during cruise along with experiencing some hallucinations.

[wobble2plank]

Damn, and here was I thinking that our crew food was bad

[F/O Speaking]

Magic Mushrooms

I thought that the mushrooms in the crew food tasted funny!

[Marooned]

At EK we are all drifting in and out of consciousness due to our maximum FTLs... 900 hours (illegally factored to over 1000) +/year with extra sim duties on top, minimum turn arounds with no respect for time zones... The BBC should have looked elsewhere for their fatigue story.

[willfly380]

was it a tripple 7 or was it on the airbus . just wondering......

[TinDriver]

Willfly380,

Have another shot at reading what Flaps60 said.........I "suspect" your answer might, just might, lie within

[fmgc]

How does the fact that he was hallucinating make it into the public forum? I would have hoped that sort of info would be kept personal.

[lomapaseo]

How does the fact that he was hallucinating make it into the public forum? I would have hoped that sort of info would be kept personal

I wasn't aware that it was fact, I just treated it as a typical rumor.

Are you confirming it as fact?

[fmgc]

Are you confirming it as fact?

Not at all, I know nothing of the issue. Part of the reason for me asking was to establish how much of a fact it really is?

The original post was termed in such a way as to indicate that it was fact not conjecture.

[Hookerbot 5000]

Fatigue

[JetSetJ]

Maybe even Hypoxia??

It would be interesting if any of the other passengers experienced any hypoxic symptons?

Regards,

JetsetJ

[Hook]

after the F/O drifted in and out of consciousness during cruise along with experiencing some hallucinations.

Very curious to discover how you got to know the above,(if it's true, of course) Flaps 60,

[A Sayers]

hallucination

See the aerotoxic association thred on medical and health. Halucination is a not unusual result of exposure to pyrolised engine oil. The cure, a different oil has been possible since the middle of the last century. Then theres the airlines that believe it ok to expose crew and staff to hazardous chemicals without checking that what they are doing is safe (see 13th report of parliamentary select committee for transport).

Keeping such matters 'closed shop' does not promote safety or end the abuse of pax and crews.