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Pilot Dies Mid-Flight

  • 6/18/09 at 11:46 AM

Here's an in-flight announcement no one wants to hear: The captain of a Continental Airlines flight from Brussels carrying 247 passengers died mid-flight this morning, apparently of natural causes. The co-pilot and "reserve crew" are expected to make an emergency landing at Newark Airport at noon. Per CBS: "Newark was the flight's final destination." [WCBS 2]

UPDATE: The plane has landed, and everyone is fine, except, you know, obviously. ABC New York sent out the news with this amazing subject line. "Breaking News: Plane with dead pilot lands safely."

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