Turkish Airlines flight makes emergency landing in NYC after pilot dies

The FAA confirms the flight from Seattle landed safely at John F. Kennedy International Airport.

[AllieMobley]

How sad😢 my condolences to the pilots family and friends on this loss. Thank God they were able to land the plane safely.

[alidarkuanushev]

RIP captain 🥺🇹🇷.Why they didn’t land immediately somewhere in Northern Canada?Maybe his life would be saved.

[RebeccaLerch]

That’s breaking my heart 💜. Rest in peace. Dear LORD PLEASE BE WITH HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS COMFORT ALL WHOM MOAN. AMEN AMEN AMEN

[angelorobel]

So, is single-pilot operations onboard commercial airlines still a bad idea after this pilot incapacitation incident?

[Fakenews]

This doesn't seem much like an "emergency" landing, since the plane diverted all the way down Canada to land in New York. Seems like help could have been given to him many hours sooner.

[TheLastRivian]

How terrible. God be with his family and friends

[hanbury]

That’s so weird, those people on the flight were delayed. How long before they were given another pilot?

[HoracetheRepublican]

why does NYC JFK has to be involved with a turkish flight? it was a canadian problem since it happened in their air space! Divert to a canadian airport!

[Billymeir]

I think that pilots older than 55 should no longer fly commercial passenger
aircraft.

[AsserYarafatso]

No reason turkish airlines is allowed in the US to begin with.
Erdogan run airways always seemed unsafe to me.