Smartwings B738 near Toronto on Jan 15th 2020, captain incapacitated

Last Update: April 23, 2020 / 21:10:39 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 15, 2020

Airline
Smartwings

Flight number
WG-600

Destination
Cayo Coco, Cuba

Aircraft Registration
OK-TVX

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Smartwings Boeing 737-800 on behalf of Sunwing, registration OK-TVX performing flight WG-600 from Toronto,ON (Canada) to Cayo Coco (Cuba), was enroute at FL360 about 380nm south of Toronto in US Airspace when the captain began to feel unwell and decided to return to Toronto. The first officer took control of the aircraft, declared PAN PAN and performed the return to Toronto for a safe landing about 70 minutes later. The captain was taken to a hospital.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 15, 2020

Airline
Smartwings

Flight number
WG-600

Destination
Cayo Coco, Cuba

Aircraft Registration
OK-TVX

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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