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25/02/2008
Co-Pilot Dies During Cyprus Flight
A flight travelling from Manchester to Cyprus on Sunday was forced to divert to Turkey after the co-pilot collapsed and died.
The GB Airways Airbus A320, which had 156 passengers onboard, left Manchester at 2.20pm bound for Paphos, but was forced to divert to Istanbul when First Officer Michael Warrren, 43, was taken ill.
According to reports, Mr Warrren was given first aid on the plane, but was pronounced dead by Turkish authorities when the flight arrived in Istanbul.
The passengers were then put up in hotels overnight and are due to be flown to Cyprus later on Monday.
(KMcA)
The GB Airways Airbus A320, which had 156 passengers onboard, left Manchester at 2.20pm bound for Paphos, but was forced to divert to Istanbul when First Officer Michael Warrren, 43, was taken ill.
According to reports, Mr Warrren was given first aid on the plane, but was pronounced dead by Turkish authorities when the flight arrived in Istanbul.
The passengers were then put up in hotels overnight and are due to be flown to Cyprus later on Monday.
(KMcA)
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