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Delta pilot diverts plane after becoming ill, tells control tower, 'I need to go to the hospital'
- On Tuesday, a Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to Boston diverted to Detroit Metro Airport after the pilot declared an emergency due to a medical episode.
- The captain of the Boeing informed Air Traffic Control that he was experiencing a medical episode, not one of the 147 passengers, clarifying his condition while hundreds of miles short of destination.
- Kit Darby, a retired United Airlines captain and aviation consultant, said such medical emergencies are rare and that airlines employ safeguards including the first officer and autopilot.
- The first officer landed the plane on the Runway while the captain taxied to the gate; the flight eventually resumed to Boston with a different crew.
- Delta confirmed the flight landed uneventfully and apologized for the disruption; the airline has not released details regarding the pilot's condition after he was taken off for medical care.
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