The New York Post reported that the incident happened in February on an Airbus A321 departing from Frankfurt (Germany) to Seville (Spain).
According to a report by Spanish aviation investigators, about 30 minutes before landing, the 43-year-old captain left the cockpit to use the toilet. Before leaving his position, he said the 38-year-old co-pilot, who was flying the plane at the time, "appeared alert and in full control of the situation."
However, when the captain returned about 8 minutes later, he could not enter the cockpit. Despite entering the correct security code 5 times, the door still did not open. The captain also tried calling the intercom to the cockpit but received no response.
A Lufthansa plane (Illustration: ZUMA Press).
He immediately activated the emergency code to open the cockpit door. However, before the emergency code was fully activated, the co-pilot suddenly regained consciousness and opened the door from the inside. The captain immediately regained control of the plane.
According to the report, the co-pilot was "pale, sweating and showing abnormal motor movements," forcing the captain to call the flight attendant for assistance.
A doctor who happened to be on the flight quickly performed first aid and suspected the co-pilot had a heart problem.
After the plane made an emergency landing at the nearest airport in Madrid, the co-pilot was rushed to hospital. Doctors determined he had suffered a "sudden and severe loss of control" due to a neurological disorder that caused seizures.
The co-pilot said he did not know how long he was unconscious. He only remembered flying over the city of Zaragoza and then finding himself being treated by the flight crew and doctors.
"The loss of consciousness occurred so quickly that the co-pilot was unable to inform anyone of his condition," the report said.
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