Walid bin Mohammed al-Mohammed was preparing to land his packed passenger plane when he suffered a massive cardiac arrest at the controls


Captain Walid bin Mohammed al-Mohammed was flying the Airbus A321 during a two-hour flight to Riyadh, when he had a heart attack and was pronounced dead on arrival.

According to Arabian news reports, the captain died mid-journey after departing Bisha airport in Asir in southwest Saudi Arabia and was headed for King Khalid International Airport in the capital Riyadh.

Around 220 passengers were believed to have been on board the Saudi Arabian Airlines flight SV 1734 at that time.

Few minutes before landing, his co-pilot, Rami Ben Ghazi radioed medical staff in a state of emergency after his colleague had passed out at the controls.

Paramedics were not able to save al-Mohammed so he was pronounced dead at the scene, while Ben Ghazi was able to take command and land the plane without causing any harm to passengers.

According to Saudi Arabian Airlines statement, the plane and passengers were never at any risk and that the co-pilot worked “meticulously and in a professional manner” to ensure that passengers were not told about the incident until the plane had safely reached its gate.

“The aircraft and the passengers were not in danger for a moment as the co-pilot managed to land safely,” a spokesman for the state-owned airline said.

SOURCE:http://www.ofonimeessien.com/pilot-dies-at-34000-feet-while-flying-220-passengers/

Thank God there was no crash involved

MSItachi:
Thank God there was no crash involved

Yes.