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EasyJet Flight Makes Emergency Landing With Captain On Toilet

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 13, 2022June 13, 2022 13 Comments

An EasyJet made an emergency landing in Scotland after the captain took ill and reportedly spent the final approach and landing on the toilet inside the lavatory.

Loo-ny Landing: Emergency Landing In Scotland on EasyJet With Captain In Lavatory

EasyJet flight 6938, traveling from Heraklion (HER) to Edinburgh (EDI) on June 12, 2022, departed from the Greek island of Crete over an hour late. As the plane approached the Scottish capital, a distress call went out from the cockpit.

As one passengers told the Scottish Sun:

“The captain had been seen going into the toilet and not coming out.

“The plane was met on the runway by five fire engines and two ambulances and after landing.

“The very young looking co-pilot announced on the tannoy that the emergency response was due to the captain taking ill.”

Interestingly, the passenger also noted the first officer told the plane that they had been on duty for 13 hours.

An EasyJet spokesperson confirmed an incident had occurred onboard:

“EasyJet can confirm that flight EZY6938 from Heraklion to Edinburgh on 12 June requested an expedited landing due to the Captain becoming unwell while on approach to Edinburgh.

“The First Officer landed the aircraft in line with standard operating procedures and the Captain was met by paramedics on arrival as a precaution.

“The safety and wellbeing of our passengers and crew is always easyJet’s highest priority.”

Does anyone else find it interesting that the first officer mentioned the flight crew had been on duty for 13 hours? Was the first officer implying that was the reason the captain couldn’t hold it any longer?

CONCLUSION

When nature calls, nature calls…even if it is while the aircraft is landing.

In all seriousness, I’m happy the aircraft landed without incident and wish the captain a speedy recovery.

Good thing both pilots did not have the ψάρι (fish)…

image: Aero Icarus / Wikimedia Commons

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Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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13 Comments

  1. Joe Chivas Reply
    June 13, 2022 at 8:40 am

    Reminds me of when my buddy had a bad case of the trots on our way home from Bali. Two bowls of rintek wu’uk rica-rica before flying wasn’t a good idea. They might as well have given him the rear lavatory for his seat assignment.

  2. Stuart Reply
    June 13, 2022 at 10:26 am

    That, “We have been on duty for 13 hours” is interesting. I wonder as well. A rather odd statement to make. Especially given all the press of how Wizz and others are pushing pilots to work longer hours.

    • Joe Chivas Reply
      June 13, 2022 at 11:41 am

      Agree, we should avoid both EasyJet and Wizz on our next big trip.

  3. ed lewis Reply
    June 13, 2022 at 11:22 am

    From where is that 13 hours measured?

    • Dave Edwards Reply
      June 13, 2022 at 12:06 pm

      Do you measure from the base of the balls? And is girth involved to make it fair?

  4. Joan Hughes Reply
    June 13, 2022 at 1:26 pm

    I just flew with them from Milan to Amsterdam and had to run to the bathroom during descent myself because their flight made me sick. The women next to me were holding hands and praying. I was in such a rush to get off that I left two cell phones in the seat pocket in front of me.
    I immediately notified them as instructed but was told by lost and found
    In Schipol that they don’t deliver lost cell phones until weeks later. My phones are charged and still showing they are in the airport on Find My iPhone. Thats the British for you. Never again!!!

    • Dougie Reply
      June 14, 2022 at 3:51 am

      Hmmm. which out of Milan or Amsterdam do you consider to be British?

      • Joan Reply
        June 14, 2022 at 7:32 am

        The airline is a British company. They set the policies.

  5. DmR Reply
    June 13, 2022 at 2:33 pm

    So? Do they still insist that the Captain and the FO do not eat the same meal?

  6. James Harper Reply
    June 13, 2022 at 4:33 pm

    EDI-HER and back would be about a thirteen hour day. It’s longer when they do Red Sea routes in the winter. easyJet doesn’t do night stops as a matter of routine, if crews are to go out of duty time they cancel the flight.

  7. Henry Reply
    June 13, 2022 at 6:16 pm

    Dear Amateurs, just stop the speculative uniformed nonsense. I am a retired 30+ year airline pilot, but once while traveling as a passenger from DCA-ORD late night and was overcome with food poisoning from an earlier street-food lunch. I was in bed for 3 days after. We landed with me in the bathroom – it was that bad. I had to leave the taxi home twice on the interstate to take care of business.

    I cannot express how totally consuming this was at the time and for days after. If I were the Captain on that flight and experienced what I had this trip I probably would have suffered the same outcome. Let’s grow up and understand stuff like this happens because we are organic human beings and respect the Captain. Just stop the juvenile judgments.

    • Andy K Reply
      June 14, 2022 at 3:01 pm

      Henry, I mean no personal offense to you but I was laughing uncontrollably while reading your comment.

  8. Brian T. Reply
    June 14, 2022 at 5:35 am

    Matthew, an Airplane! reference always gets extra points! Nice!

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