Few days after a Nigerian passenger died on a Houston-bound United Airlines flight, the airline has suffered another loss. This time, a Seattle-bound United Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Boise, Idaho, after the captain of the jet suffered an in-flight heart attack, from which he later died.

Seattle-bound United flight 1603, which took off from Houston with 161 passengers on board, landed safely and the pilot was rushed to a local hospital, Boise Airport spokeswoman Patti Miller said.

The pilot, whose name was not released, died as a result of the medical emergency, United spokeswoman Christen David said on Friday.

"I am sad to confirm that our co-worker passed away last night," she said. "Our thoughts are with his family at this time."

The Boeing 737 aircraft later continued on to Seattle several hours later, after a replacement pilot was found.

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