helping safely land the aircraft after one of the two pilots suffered a medical emergency midflight. captain became incapacitated while en route. he is in the back of the aircraft right now with the flight attendant. we need to get him on an ambulance immediately. reporter: the southwest boeing 737 flight from las vegas to columbus, ohio, departed wednesday morning. shortly after takeoff, that pilate becoming ill. he started to feel some stomach pain, and then probably about, maybe five or so minutes later, it fainted. reporter: at the flight diverting back to las vegas, in a statement southwest saying a credentialed pilot from another airline who was on board entered the flight deck and assisted with radio communication while our flew the aircraft. these incidents have been infrequently. in an incident like this, any pilot can be helpful to that pilot left flying. reporter: southwest has now provided an update on that pilot s condition, citing
testifying on capitol hill about how biden s economic policies are hurting them. john: terror at 30,000 feet after a passenger causes a major disturbance midflight, what the man is accused of doing before allegedly attacking a flight attendant. gillian: plus tennis superstar has been blocked from playing in the u.s. because he is unvaccinated for covid. this despite the saying that the president saying that a pandemic is overcome what gives? scott will weigh in.
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then trying to stab a night attendant. passenger is restrained with trying to open the emergency exit. reporter: investigators say about 45 minutes before the united airlines flight from l.a. to boston landed, francisco torres went into a bathroom and broke a metal spoon, turning it into a weapon, then went to an emergency exit and tried opening the door, which can t be opened midflight. in a confrontation with flight attendants, authorities say torres attempted to stab one of them in the neck three times, but luckily, it only hit the flight attendant s shirt collar and tie. injuries.bjects with minor - reporter: one passenger telling abc news torres was allegedly screaming, i want to make a bloodbath and kill everyone and women and children. passengers and crew members tackling torres, restraining his hands and feet with zip ties, holding him down until the plane landed in boston, where the fbi immediately took him into custody. he s not going quietly. he s just laying there
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