The incident occurred at around 1.45pm on New Year’s Day when Turkish Airlines flight TK619 heading to Morocco requested permission to land in Malta as a passenger was feeling unwell.

Shortly after the Boeing 737-8 (registration TC-LCI) landed and while crews were working to retrieve the sick passenger’s suitcase, four other passengers made a quick getaway from the plane’s rear door.

The men leapt to the runway and then escaped out of sight. Two of them were subsequently arrested while two remained on the run as of 7.30pm, a police spokesperson confirmed.

Police and the Armed Force of Malta were both alerted and a manhunt got under way.

The man who reported feeling ill, a Moroccan national, was taken to Mater Dei Hospital while under arrest.

The Turkish Airlines flight then continued its journey to Morocco.

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Flight TK203 departed Istanbul Airport on time at 15:20 TRT today for a scheduled 12 hours and 45 minutes flight to Seattle.

About 3 hours and 30 minutes into the flight, the crew decided to turn around close to Iceland due to a possible technical issue with the aircraft.

The flight is operated by an Airbus 350-900 (registration TC-LGJ) which is 3 years old.

UPDATE 1
The flight is expected to return to IST Airport 10 hours after departure.

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Flight TK 714 scheduled to land at Allama Iqbal International Airport made emergency landing at Baku

The Turkish Airlines flight was scheduled to land at Allama Iqbal International Airport at 4:35 AM. However, a passenger’s health deteriorated while the aircraft was in Azerbaijan’s airspace.

The pilot requested permission from Baku Air Traffic Control for a medical emergency landing, which was granted.

The Airbus A330 (registration TC-JIP) subsequently landed at Baku Airport.

Emergency medical personnel immediately examined the passenger upon landing, but unfortunately, the passenger had already passed away.

The medical team confirmed the death and the body was handed over to the airline’s administration after necessary formalities.

The flight resumed its journey to Lahore approximately two and a half hours later, arriving with a delay of three and a half hours, which also affected its scheduled departure back to Istanbul.

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A Turkish Airlines flight is making an emergency landing at New York JFK after the Captain suddenly fell ill.

The Airbus A350-900 (registration TC-LGR) departed Seattle at 18:52 PDT. The crew decided to divert while cruising over Northern Canada at 05:53 UTC.

According to source, the Captain of the Turkish Airlines Airbus A350 aircraft flying from Seattle to Istanbul has died.

The Captain Pilot of our Airbus 350 type aircraft with the tail registration TC-LGR, operating the flight number TK204 from Seattle to Istanbul, fainted during the flight.

THY spokesperson

The pilot said to ATC “Initially we had 3 pilots but we’ve lost one of our captains, this is why we are diverting to JFK”.

The airline said the first medical intervention to the captain was ineffective and despite the decision to make an emergency landing, the captain lost his life before landing.

UPDATE 09:56 UTC
The flight #TK204 has landed on runway 04R at New York JFK, 3 hours after the medical incident on board.

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