Lufthansa B748 enroute on Jan 19th 2025, captain incapacitated

Last Update: February 3, 2025 / 20:26:19 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 19, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-463

Aircraft Registration
D-ABYF

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-8

ICAO Type Designator
B748

A Lufthansa Boeing 747-8, registration D-ABYF performing flight LH-463 from Miami,FL (USA) to Frankfurt/Main (Germany), was enroute at FL350 about 140nm west of Gander,NL (Canada) when the crew decided to turn around and divert to Montreal,QC (Canada) reporting the captain had become incapacitated. The aircraft landed in Montreal about 2:20 hours later.

The Canadian TSB reported the captain became ill in the crew rest area. The senior first officer assumed command, the first officer summoned to the cockpit. Two flight attendants provided first aid. Considering the weather the crew decided to divert to Montreal, the crew declared emergency, dumped fuel enroute to Montreal, the aircraft landed in Montreal without further incident.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 19, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-463

Aircraft Registration
D-ABYF

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-8

ICAO Type Designator
B748

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