2 Alaska Airlines pilots passed out in last 10 days due to flu

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Source: http://www.nwcn.com/news/washington/189416701.html

2 Alaska pilots passed out in last 10 days due to flu
by KGW News
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Posted on February 1, 2013 at 12:12 PM

PORTLAND -- Alaska Airlines flight 473 from Los Angeles bound for Seattle was diverted to Portland late Thursday night after its pilot lost consciousness due to flu symptoms.

Alaska Airlines spokeswoman Bobbie Egan told KGW Friday that this was second incident in 10 days where a pilot lost consciousness due to the flu. On Jan. 22, a pilot passed out on Flight 606 from Seattle to Las Vegas, she said...

 

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SEATTLE - The Alaska Airlines pilot who lost consciousness during a Seattle-bound flight Thursday night, prompting an emergency landing, was suffering from food poisoning or a stomach virus, an airline spokesman said Friday...